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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The Brady Bunch Movie
Family · Comedy · Romance · 1995
The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
Movie details
The Brady Bunch Movie
“They're back to save America from the '90s.”
1995 Family · Comedy · Romance 1h 29m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
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 The Brady Bunch Movie?
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.
Where it lives
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Betty Thomas
Written by
Rick Copp · Laurice Elehwany · Terry Turner · Bonnie Turner
Shelley Long
Carol Brady
Gary Cole
Mike Brady
Christine Taylor
Marcia Brady
Christopher Daniel Barnes
Greg Brady
Jennifer Elise Cox
Jan Brady
Paul Sutera
Peter Brady
Olivia Hack
Cindy Brady
Court is in session
Put The Brady Bunch Movie 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.