Undercurrents 2010 / Director: Vivi Friedman
The Family Tree
With pitch black humor and a lacerating wit that spares no one, it’s a refreshing antidote to much of the saccharine, family-friendly fare that is currently clogging the multiplexes.
– Seattle IFF
An impressive cast adds sinew to director Vivi Friedman's loopy, sporadically inspired comedy about a circus-load of dysfunction in one family headed by a dodgy underachiever (Dermot Mulroney) and a bitter philanderer (Hope Davis). An accident resulting in the latter's memory loss seems to break a bad spell over their family life, shaking up the status quo to sometimes explosive results. Nice performances from Rachael Leigh Cook, Keith Carradine, Selma Blair, John Patrick Amedori and loads of others.
– T.K., The Seattle Times
USA (2010)
Duration: 87 min
Dialogue: English
Age limit: K11
Duration: 87 min
Dialogue: English
Age limit: K11
