It's been a long time, I'm sorry, college is crazy! Since it is the holiday season, however, and I'm a huge fan of movies that reflect that, I have to start with The Family Stone, directed by Thomas Bezucha! Not only does this movie contain an all-star cast of highly attractive people such as Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Claire Danes, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Luke Wilson, but it links them all together as one giant family! Watching these actors interact together as a family unit with just as many problems as the average family is a truly humbling experience. You feel less crazy and perhaps appreciate your own family more when you see this heartwarming dramedy about the bonds that tie people together. I say dramedy and not just comedy, because in all honesty, I teared up at least twice. It's not a steretypical, happy-go-lucky film about a large family reuniting for the holidays; homosexuality, deafness, and racism are all kind of alluded to, giving the film a touchy but smart purpose, as well as breast cancer, which ails the matriarch of the family. A must-see, especially now that Christmas is coming up fast and you may just need a reminder of how important it is to appreciate what life has handed you. You can't choose your family, but you can learn to love them.Buzz lightyear to the rescue!
Amanda
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