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The Perfect Family
Directed by
Anne Renton
PG-13
2011
84m
Comedy
,
Drama
5.6
52%
36%
4.5
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A devoutly Catholic wife and mother has been nominated for one of the church's top awards. She then goes about trying to prove she has the perfect family, refusing to accept them for who they are.
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Cast of The Perfect Family
Kathleen Turner
Eileen Cleary
Emily Deschanel
Shannon Cleary
Jason Ritter
Frank Cleary Jr.
Richard Chamberlain
Monsignor Murphy
Michael McGrady
Frank Cleary
Elizabeth Peña
Christina Rayes
Angelique Cabral
Angela Rayes
June Squibb
Mrs. Punch
Mandy June Turpin
Susan O'Connor
Anne Renton
Director
Claire V. Riley
Writer
Paula Goldberg
Writer
The Perfect Family Ratings & Reviews
Arizona Republic
Barbara VanDenburgh
It would be ripe territory for self-reflection if this sloppy debut from filmmaker Anne Renton weren't plagued with as much self-doubt and uncertainty as its lead Catholic.
BrianOrndorf.com
Brian Orndorf
Turner is terrific, but The Perfect Family doesn't know quite what to do with her energy, eventually taking on so much surplus woe, there's no chance for a clean exit.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
At the most fundamental level, as a work of entertainment, it fails. Scenes meander pointlessly, beginning and ending without any change or story movement.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
A moving story of a woman's attempt to keep pace in a world that's moving too quickly for her.
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
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.
TV Guide
Perry Seibert
Hollywood generally avoids religion whenever possible. The Perfect Family, a sweet and touching indie comedy-drama, tackles the subject head-on without offending or alienating anyone.
Shockya.com
Brent Simon
A resolutely middle-of-the-road affair that never locates and communicates a very persuasive reason for its existence, or even a compelling dramatic throughline. A cinematic 'meh' if ever there were one.
NPR
Ian Buckwalter
The film's gentle, sentimental approach prevents it from ever really getting at the pain that's been swirling around this imperfect family for years.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
"The Perfect Family'' is Kathleen Turner's show. And when a series of crises forces Eileen to re-examine her values and beliefs, Turner rises magnificently to the occasion.
Los Angeles Times
Betsy Sharkey
The film's single saving grace is Turner, who channels that legendary Catholic guilt like there is no tomorrow.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
[Turner's] performance is the deepest and truest element in this shallow feel-good movie about the clash between gay rights and Catholic orthodoxy in a generic suburban town...
Slant Magazine
Diego Semerene
An anodyne tale of family-centered acceptance that's neither comical when it wants to be nor touching when it strivers for pathos.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
We need more of Turner onscreen, so I hesitate to criticize when she finally appears. But the truth is that she's sadly underutilized in Renton's debut.
AV Club
Alison Willmore
Turner's interactions with Deschanel are so much weightier than the rest of the film that the other storylines seem extraneous.
Observer
Rex Reed
In the final scene I found myself laughing and crying at the same time.
Village Voice
Ernest Hardy
Renton's competing tones and intentions result in a film at odds with itself and its lead performance.
TheWrap
Jake Weinraub
Turner's complex and heart-wrenching performance provides a window into the life of a woman dedicated to the values and commitments her church dictates, even during her family's darkest times.
Variety
Ronnie Scheib
A dynamite Kathleen Turner desperately strives to be named "Catholic Woman of the Year" in tyro helmer Anne Renton's feel-good religious laffer The Perfect Family.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
It's hard not to wish that it had taken a few more chances and explored its certainly relevant themes a little more deeply.
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