The Family

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  • 2013


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29 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 32
Negative reviews 43
Average Rating 2.3/5
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3.2
Its the rare occasion when you might wish a director were more over indulgent. Av Club
1.0
It has all the elements of what should make for an entertaining enough movie yetit all just falls horribly flat. We Got This Covered
1.5
But the power of the wiseguy violence in Scorseses films lies in the consequences it holds for its perpetrators. Austin Chronicle
2.0
And Besson never finds a tone that really works, flitting from dark comedy to lightweight romance to unconvincing drama. Screen Daily
3.8
Luc Besson has built a career on stylish and thrilling action films, and The Family is a mess compared to such earlier efforts as Le Femme Nikita and .. Rogerebert
2.0
The Family may not offer much thats new, but it does put a fun spin on this formula and has some charming performances from a cast who appears to be h .. IGN
3.0
But whats the point of doing that when the film is actually kind of enjoyable Cinema Blend
1.0
Seventeen year old Belle stupidly accepts a ride from boys, then has to pummel them. Ny Daily News
1.0
Even GOODFELLAS has more intentional humor than this lame excuse for a comedy. JoBlo
3.5
Besson directed this project in addition to co writing the adapted screenplay (drawing from Tonino Benacquistas novel, Malavita), so the final movie p .. Screen Rant
1.3
The casting of Robert De Niro as an ex Mafioso hiding in witness protection is witty in only the silliest, most superficial way. Its a joke with its o .. The Globe And Mail
2.2
But as it is, its only enjoyable element lies in watching De Niro send up his own typecastingagain. One Guys Opinion
2.5
The violence is rare, for shock value.Here, the mayhem is personal and plentiful and graphic enough to make you wince. Rogers Movie Nation
2.2
It even fails to entertain if you are willing to overlook all its faults and settle just for a cheap thrill or two, as it was too ill conceived to mak .. Sover
1.8
10 1 4 / 10 The Family is a rare English language action outing for co writer/director Luc Besson. Blu Ray
2.5
This is a mean spirited dark comedy with plenty of gore and a disturbingly high body count. Usa Today
3.5
And when it is funny, it is very funny.But when these two elements dont come together, the result can be quite off putting. Screen It
2.5
But Bessons leaden touch works against light and airy.The Family is a comic souffle that never rises. Rolling Stone
3.5
Besson and Caleo dont always hit that sweet spot of balancing bloodshed and bodily harm with one liners and farcical set ups, but they hit more often .. The Wrap
1.0
An unimaginative and humourless dark comedy from French director Luc Besson, starring Robert De Niro who appears to be phoning his lines in. View London
2.5
Despite a dream cast, The Family is an only intermittently funny gangster comedy. Film Journal
2.0
Its throwaway stuff, packed with corny gags about rich French cooking and annoying Gallic manners, in which light relief is offered by the sight of ou .. The Guardian
1.0
For if youd made a film as bad as The Family, you too might try to sit on it for a dozen years, dusting it down only when some sort of legal requireme .. The Guardian
2.0
The Family does have its entertaining moments. But anyone who thinks its a real knee slapper needs therapy. Stat. Az Central
2.5
American high school boys havent sported so many unpopped whiteheads since the 1950s. Star Tribune
2.5
By the time the story has drawn to its by the numbers climax involving Freds former associates descending on the French village and turning it into a .. Q Network
2.0
Despite strong leads in Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro, The Family falls firmly into the latter category; a lively premise and darkly humorous t .. Flim List
2.0
The Family is a comedy.This is made evident by the gratingly jolly music that plays over every scene, if not by the films clunky contrivances and desp .. Empire
3.0
While the weak, uneven script never settles on a consistent, cohesive tone, the performances elevate the material. Susang Ranger
3.0
The people we leave behind wont let us; the future doesnt seem half as much fun. Common Sense Media
2.5
And yet, somehow, none of this feels endlessly irritating.It knows it lives in a hardened rut, that its a slack wallow in the familiar, but its got a .. Movies
1.3
Yet despite its mounting incoherence, the film stubbornly refuses to implicate itself in the joke, expecting adoration for this nasty family, even hed .. Slant Magazine
1.3
The scenes can hardly qualify as funny, but at least for a few moments, the movie manages to be fun. Washington Post
1.8
Full of tone deaf humor and gratuitous violence, The Family marks a miscalculated step for an otherwise fine filmmaker. The Film Stage
1.0
The kids are pretty good too.Luc Besson shoots with customary flair. The Irish Times
5.3
The Family There is just enough to enjoy in Luc Bessons pulpy, somewhat heavy handed mob comedy The Family to keep it afloat, if not quite enough to w .. Blogs Indie Wire
3.8
Bessons history is one of making crowd pleasing entertainment and The Family is no different. ReelViews
1.0
It is merely an appallingly ill conceived genre mistake, a soggily conventional studio comedy ineptly interwoven with a bloody minded crime movie. The Atlantic
0.5
Its the only narrative imaginable that makes sense for three supremely talented actors to waste their time in one of the years most infuriating films. Lyles Movie Files
2.0
Clearly, De Niro is happy to cannibalise his glorious past, but for those of us who love him, its like sucking on old bones. Standard
4.0
This is an enjoyable film providing needed escapist entertainment. Tony Medley
3.0
The film is rooted in the comedy of manners of a family of swaggering old school mob types fumbling their way through life in a provincial French coun .. Los Angeles Times
1.5
Curiously airless, weightless and tonally uncertain, Luc Bessons mafia comedy falls flat. Variety
2.2
Absurdly overlong at close to two hours and lacking a single truly inspired action set piece. Hit Fix
2.5
out of Arthur and the Invisibles (January 5/07) (January 5/07) Arthur and the Invisibles purportedly marks filmmaker Luc Bessons final directorial eff .. Reel Film
2.5
The result is an often violent, occasionally amusing fish out of eau tale that plunks a family of wise guys in the French countryside with predictable .. The Star
3.5
110 minutes.THE FAMILY wont be nominated for any Oscars and its not going to make many Ten Best lists, but it deserves some special recognition. Maki At The Movies
2.0
But their fish out of water antics leave a nasty taste in the mouth rather than a smile on the face. Mirror
2.0
Bessons idea of amusing would make Joe Pesci wince.Apart from the offensive stereotypes (Italians and Americans dont get off lightly either) and the s .. Digital Spy
1.0
Remember when Robert De Niro was an interesting actor These days his talent, like his character in The Family, is in the witness protection program, n .. New York Post
2.0
He merely mixes silliness and violence, but the script is so lazy that its neither funny nor suspenseful. Contact Music
3.5
We even get a meta moment that will make Scorsese ites sit up and smile.As long as you dont take it too seriously or think that Besson is belittling a .. Film Racket
2.5
Apparently acting bored and vaguely annoyed by your own movie truly has no language. Js Online
2.0
It feels as tired and run down as its central family, and derives even less pleasure from their crimes. The Dissolve
4.0
Viewers hoping for a more streamlined experience will leave disappointed, but for anyone willing to brave some tonal inconsistencies, its rewards are .. Cinemix Tape
3.3
Nothing in the film ever really connects together, leaving us with little to show for our time but disparate, well produced sequences flying away from .. ComingSoon
2.0
Besson ultimately has to take the blame, a good ten movies past his best, but De Niro is culpable too. The Shiz Nit
4.0
The Family takes advantage of Luc Bessons rarely celebrated wit, with perpendicular storylines, well timed comic buttons and amusingly constructed cha .. Crave Online
3.5
The Family is the version that abandons all logic opting for a route that seems derived from a Loony Tunes episode. What Culture
2.2
The Family has a few things going for it, but in the end, the most it rewards the audience with is a reminder that you should be watching Goodfellas i .. Movie Mezzanine
2.0
There are some high points to the film like some of the performances, funny scenes and clever nods to De Niros career as a gangster icon but overall, .. Fat Guys At The Movies
3.0
There are plenty of plot holes in this film.That aside, I cant sayis really good or bad. Review Express
2.5
A terrible waste of many wonderful talents in front of and behind the camera. Cinema Sight
3.0
Regardless of its downfalls, there is no doubting that The Family is a thoroughly enjoyable ride. Fan The Fire Magazine
3.0
Unfortunately though, once the Blakes whereabouts are discovered by the bosses back home, the film turns into a very serious and violent drama.Now ins .. Media Mikes
3.0
Though The Family isnt as memorable as Bessons 90s action films, its an enjoyable guilty pleasure that serves as a decent distraction ahead of the sea .. Blog Bullz Eye
1.0
The drama and action sequences have their moments, but theyre interspersed with bad comedy. Vue Weekly
3.0
However, lets not wax too lyrical about what this films trying to say; at its core its a comedy. Graffiti With Punctuation
3.1
The film functions best as a bloody violent mob drama, while its comic bits are uneven and often undeveloped, working best as quirky observational hum .. Toledo Blade
4.0
It might have been a fun gathering rather than a bummer exercise in real life animation. Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.0
An above average cast cant save this mob comedy from French director Luc Besson. Movie Chambers
2.0
Nothing is particularly wrong with the premise of The Family, but it is executed with a distinct lack of wit and imagination. Sky
1.9
After the brilliant but relatively straight ahead action film La Femme Nikita, Besson infused the action genre with familial tenderness and surprising .. Free Beacon
2.0
You cant play R rated savagery for laughs (often very funny and very bloody laughs, it should be said) for the first two acts, and then take it seriou .. Ut Sandiego
3.0
Wait were supposed to like these people.Yes, indeed, because as were repeatedly reminded, theyre really just products of their mobbed up environment. Aarp
2.5
This is an extremely weak script that plays on tired mob stereotypes, buttressed by a brutality thats better suited for a mob drama than a dark comedy .. Abc News Go
3.0
De Niros deadpan humour suits a garden burial perfectly, but we just dont see enough of how we really want him to be. Birmingham Mail
2.5
Besson strips the characters down to basics and ends up with the movie equivalent of generic supermarket branding. Oc Register
3.0
Maybe she could do us all a favor and overhand smash Will Schuester a few times.But overall, The Family is an uneven effort. Blogs Houston Press
3.5
The overall premise is comedic, but this is a dark, often violent film that occasionally dips into humor. Fox News
1.3
The Family is a strange mix of comedy and drama without either one of those truly satisfying. Dc5
0.0
Its a meta moment with zero meaning, cleverness or entertainment value.You know, like pretty much every other moment in this moronic, ill conceived me .. 7 Dvt
2.5
Unfortunately, The Family ends up asking for a lot more suspension of disbelief than it deserves. Arts Fuse
1.3
It wants to be a comedy, but it isnt funny.It wants to be a sometimes scary and realistic take on mafia life, but it severely lacks tension. Tucson Weekly
2.0
All of this makes The Family a strange mash up of a vicious mob yarn squeezed into a foul mouthed, movie length sitcom. Neils Entertainment Picks
1.0
Not fast enough to be farce, not twisted enough to be dark comedy and not over the top enough to be a gonzo action comedy, the movie spins its chamber .. Television Without Pity
1.3
Theres potential for something like this to be entertaining, but the execution is so bland and predictable, the payoffs never work. Co Ed
3.0
De Niros deadpan humour suits a garden burial perfectly, but we just dont see enough of how we really want him to be. Birmingham Post
3.0
Besson mines a fair amount of humour from this set up, though you may find yourself flinching once or twice.But it isnt just the violence that jars. Cms What So



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