The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Family Weekend
Comedy · Drama · 2013
A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
Movie details
Family Weekend
“If a family doesn't stick together, sometimes you have to use a little tape.”
2013 Comedy · Drama 1h 45m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Family Weekend?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Taste neighbourhood
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Benjamin Epps
Written by
Matt K. Turner
Olesya Rulin
Emily Smith-Dungy
Kristin Chenoweth
Samantha Smith-Dungy
Matthew Modine
Duncan Dungy
Joey King
Lucinda Smith-Dungy
Shirley Jones
GG
Eddie Hassell
Jackson Smith-Dungy
Chloe Bridges
Kat
Court is in session
Put Family Weekend on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.