And I shall call you a dramedy ...

Well, Liz, I couldn’t agree with you more about “The Family Stone”. Throughout the movie, the question in my head was What section will Blockbuster put this film under? Comedy? Drama? I don’t think it is a “tragic comedy” or a “comic tragedy” either, so I’m just going to call it a dramedy. Oh, I crack myself up. But, really, I think it was one of my favorite movies this year. I saw it the day after Christmas and I think it was perfect for the holidays. As I stood in line for a ticket a woman warned me that it was not a comedy and that she, in fact, cried for most of the movie. I definitely cried for the majority of the film, but was kind of brought back to laughing seconds later. That, I would have to agree with Liz, is the only downfall of the movie—right when parts get real, dark, and sad, they make it funny and bring in some comedy. I wasn’t expecting the entire movie to be either comic or dramatic, but the transitions were rough and in my opinion did not do justice to the comic/dramatic portions of the film. Despite that flaw, it was an awesome movie about coming together as a family and accepting those who do not “fit in”. Sarah Jessica Parker was great as she dealt with the criticism from the Stone family, Luke Wilson was played the hilarious burnt out son, and Diane Keaton tied the movie together perfectly with her hilarious and sometimes bitter attitude towards every situation. Rachel McAdams, also, deserves a pat on the back for her portrayal of the bratty youngest sibling and never failing to make Meredith’s (Sarah Jessica Parker) life miserable. I recommend this movie.


-Candice