Family Weekend

thoroughly entertaining!
This is a very well written,funny, and yes.. touching film. It's just the right blend of lighthearted and funny, with a splash of more gritty, real life problems thrown in. The characters make the film and are really well cast. It's a good one for the family, I'd say ages 10 and up..

Crazy film with a terrific cast!
You really can't go wrong with a cast that includes Matthew Modine (over the top in this flick!), Kristin Chenoweth and all-time favorite Shirley Jones! But young Olesya Rulin pulls off a standout acting job as the teen who takes control of her parents and finally and FIRMLY gets their attention. There's never a dull moment in this family, with a little something for everyone! It will undoubtedly remind you of someone (many a few "someones") in your own family.

Charming
Surprisingly charming comedy about a teen who drugs and ties up her parents in a desperate attempt to get them to notice her and her siblings. In a way this is a kiddie version of the Kevin Spacey movie The Ref. The first two thirds or so before the movie turns schmaltzy are energetic and funny and the cast is uniformly fine. However, some parents might find scenes in Family Weekend inappropriate for their smaller children. The most obvious example would be the main character's little sister played by Joey King (Ramona and Beezus) who fancies herself an actress and during the early film is frequently in character as Iris, the child prostitute that Jodie Foster portrayed in Taxi Driver, complete with surprisingly salty language. She gets the film's biggest laughs but some parents probably won't find a seven year old swearing and talking about her sexual parts funny. Other R rated movies she acts out scenes from include Reservoir Dogs and Dog Day Afternoon, although the humor in...

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