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2011
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Positive Reviews
6
Negative reviews
10
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1.3
An anodyne tale of family centered acceptance thats neither comical when it wants to be nor touching when it strivers for pathos.
1.5
At the most fundamental level, as a work of entertainment, it fails. Scenes meander pointlessly, beginning and ending without any change or story move ..
San Francisco Chronicle
1.5
But that sermon wouldnt play like a sermon if theyd made this farce more farcical.
Rogers Movie Nation
4.5
The Perfect Family is Kathleen Turners show. And when a series of crises forces Eileen to re examine her values and beliefs, Turner rises magnificentl ..
New York Post
4.5
This often amusing pro gay comedy delivers a dysfunctional family and religious orthodoxy in extremis with a bright cast headed by a droll Kathleen Tu ..
Film Journal International ..
1.5
It would be ripe territory for self reflection if this sloppy debut from filmmaker Anne Renton werent plagued with as much self doubt and uncertainty ..
Az Central
1.5
Shes not calculated or conniving, though, and thats one of the strengths of Rentons film.
Npr
4.5
In this dramedy, Kathleen Turner is sincerely sympathetic, as faith triumphs over religion.
Susang Ranger
1.5
The films single saving grace is Turner, who channels that legendary Catholic guilt like there is no tomorrow.
Los Angeles Times
4.5
Hollywood generally avoids religion whenever possible. The Perfect Family, a sweet and touching indie comedy drama, tackles the subject head on withou ..
Movies Tv Guide
1.5
Religion butts heads mercilessly with romance in this ironically titled dysfunctional family values dramedy. But the premeditated plot points are simp ..
News Blaze
1.5
Renton doesnt have the experience to juggle the moods properly, losing the poignancy of the material along the way.
Brian Or Ndorf
1.5
This type of movie has been done literally hundreds of times before, and the material isnt snappy or distinguished enough to cast anything into stark ..
Shockya
4.5
Funny, heartwarming, poignant, frustrating, exasperating, frenetic, as Eileen she doesnt want to see the forest for the trees.
4.5
The movie teeters on the edge of caricature, but Kathleen Turner keeps it grounded and relatable.
Am Ny
0.5
A leaden, ham fisted affair that was exactly the sort of pap John Waters was spoofing when he cast Turner as a serial killing soccer mom.
Miami
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