Rotten
To judge from the talent she drew for her shaky debut, Vivi Friedman must either be very well connected or an awfully smooth talker.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Overview
A mother and wife stricken with memory loss allows a dysfunctional family a second chance at harmony and happiness.
Director and cast
- Vivi Friedman Director
- Dermot Mulroney as Jack Burnett
- Hope Davis as Bunnie Burnett
- Britt Robertson as Kelly Burnett
- Max Thieriot as Eric Burnett
- Gabrielle Anwar as Nina
- Rachael Leigh Cook as Rachel
- Selma Blair as Ms. Delbo
- Madeline Zima as Mitzi
- Jane Seymour as Grandma Ilene
- Keith Carradine as Reverend Diggs
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
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Tomatometer
Rotten
"Mad Men" devotees may show up for Christina Hendricks, who plays Mulroney's buxom secretary. Quite the acting stretch.
Sara Stewart, New York Post
Rotten
Friedman's inability to successfully reconcile the film's duality undercuts an eclectic cast gamely committed to Mark Lisson's thematically ambitious, if scattered, script.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
The only reason I can think of to watch Vivi Friedman's flat, satirical farce "The Family Tree" - and it's not a good enough reason - is the opportunity to play a game of spot the semi-star.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
[It makes] a small case for not succumbing to nostalgic malaise -- too bad it's in a genre as played-out as [the] lead characters' passion.
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice
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