The Family Stone (2005)

Release date: 2005-12-16
Country: USA
Language: English|American Sign Language
Director: Thomas Bezucha
Production Co: The Family Stone, Fox 2000 Pictures, Major Studio Partners
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: 6.3/10
Length: 1h 43min

Storyline

Everett Stone, who made it on Wall Street, returns home for Christmas with his bride Meredith Morton. His ultra-liberal, anti-conventional rustic Connecticut family doesn't exactly warm to the outsider, who despite her best efforts to please prospective in-laws looks, sounds and acts like the conservative bigots they hate, while various Stones have their own problems. Only matriarch Sibyl Stone's unshakable maverick other son Ben gives her a chance, and as Everett won't actively turn against either, she feels more supported by him and a weird romance blossoms. feeling beleaguered, Meredith calls in help from her easygoing sister Julie, who proves no help to her but soon develops a chemistry with Everett, so everything may now shift if they dare follow their hearts.

Plot Keywords

adoption, breakup, wreath, brother in law, selfishness, rudeness, niece, insult, gay brother, adopted son, deafness, gay father, disrespect, female protagonist, written by director, three word title, family relationships, drunkenness, dinner, bare chested male

Short Review

The Family Stone works hard to warm the cockles of our hearts. The cast is attractive. The sentiments are commendable. But the love Bezucha wants us to feel for the family couldn't possibly compete with the love they already feel for themselves.