The Family Tree is a dramatic comedy about a dysfunctional family whose mother gets bonked on the head and loses her memory, giving the family a second chance at happiness.
All I can say is that the dad is at least reasonably intelligent. He stares at Christina Hendricks’s cans. I approve this lusting behavior. Also, Rachael Leigh Cook is still alive! How great is that news? And she’s still hot!
The Family Tree
Vivi Friedman is directing, which initially gave me pause, since I’d never heard of… her? Him? Before. Vivi is a chick name, right? Anyways, I was initially skeptical, but then I saw that she (he) was First Assistant Director for Sorority House Vampires, and I knew we had found the next Steven Spielberg. There were vampires, in a sorority!
The Family Tree Trailer
Movie Release Date
August 26, 2011.
Pictures
Who’s In It?
Christina Hendricks … Alicia
Gabrielle Anwar … Nina
Dermot Mulroney … Jack Burnett
Rachael Leigh Cook … Rachel
Madeline Zima … Mitzi
Selma Blair … Ms. Delbo
Brittany Robertson … Kelly Burnett
Keith Carradine … Reverend Diggs
Max Thieriot … Eric Burnett
Jane Seymour … Grandma Ilene
Hope Davis … Bunnie Burnett
Bow Wow … T-Boy
What’s Good About It?
I just noticed that Bow Wow is in it. GOLD.
What’s Bad About It?
Nothing. Except for the basic premise, and that Christina Hendricks will likely not show her jugs off.
Our Clever Prediction
Dermot Mulroney was also in The Family Stone. So stone, tree… In two years I’ll be previewing The Family River, then The Family Horse, then… the Family Dog. I doubt it’ll go further than that. Right?
