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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York PostFarran Smith NehmeNew York PostFarran Smith NehmeFor a long while, director Benjamin Epps goes for breakneck farce; at its best, this is a batty mixture of family-values editorial and teen spoof.
- 50Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenLos Angeles TimesMark OlsenFamily Weekend is no worse than many of the dysfunctional family comedies that populate the Sundance Film Festival — "Little Miss Sunshine" is name-checked within the movie itself — but isn't any better either.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanDespite the promise Epps and Turner show in their film’s finest moments, we’re still talking about a movie that tries to wring jokes from puppet therapy.
- 38USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigFamily Weekend is the kind of dark-for-dark's sake, wannabe quirkfest that proves indie films can be just as clichéd and vapid as the most soulless Hollywood movies.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAlthough Rulin displays a compelling neurotic edge as the driven Emily, Chenoweth and Modine are unable to breathe much life into their schematic roles, while the supporting players are basically saddled with conveying a compendium of quirks.
- 30The New York TimesAndy WebsterThe New York TimesAndy WebsterThis belabored comedy, directed by Benjamin Epps, has a slick visual veneer and some capable performances, especially by Ms. Rulin and Ms. King. But the script, by Matt K. Turner, is loaded with contradictions, its hollow flirtation with subversion amount to airplane pablum.
- 10Village VoiceNick SchagerVillage VoiceNick SchagerQuirky indie hell, thy name is Family Weekend. Benjamin Epps's film is the very definition of affected cutie-pie whimsy and weirdness.