Movie Review: The Family Stone

Once again, this was a movie I didn't pick. Don't bother with it. It stinks. The plot is predictable, because it's already been done: holiday mishaps with a heavy dose of "meet my snotty bride to be," and a side of "gosh, the brother/sister is cuter."

The movie felt all too familiar, and then I realized why. Every actor in this movie has played these characters before. It's like they took a bunch of movies and made a reality show out of them.

Even my girlfriend didn't care for the subtle political message delivered at the dinner table. Sarah Jessica Parker* makes a foot-in-mouth remark about the bi-racial gay couple in the film. Did I mention that the gay son is also deaf, and the couple is looking to adopt a child? By the time her speech is over, you're half expecting someone to start reading aloud from a pamphlet on political correctness. This short scene was the only part of the movie that entertained me because it was so out of place and overtly political.

* Bacon Number: 1