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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75ConsequenceDan CaffreyConsequenceDan CaffreyMuch of Family‘s humor comes from the juxtaposition of Kate and Maddie’s bonding with moments of pitch-black selfishness.
- 73Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpPaste MagazineAndrew CrumpThere’s some surprisingly compelling footage, played over the end credits, of real life Juggalos providing testimonials about what their community means to them, and in that a message about understanding the misunderstood.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeEnjoyable despite its familiarity.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKatie WalshLos Angeles TimesKatie WalshThis charming, shaggy story of embracing oneself to authentically connect with others is peppered with appealing performances from Brian Tyree Henry and Kate McKinnon, and a truly bravura turn by Schilling as a woman frazzled to her wits’ end.
- 67Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovFamily succeeds, for the most part, because of and not despite the sheer familiarity of its hoary storyline.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThoroughly good-natured and with a handful of decent jokes (like Kate McKinnon as a vulpine suburban mom), Family would be more interesting if, instead of trying to rewire Kate, it just admitted that her harsh honesty and benign neglect were more beneficial to Maddie than her mother’s anxious hovering.
- 50RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyRogerEbert.comTomris LafflyAppealing on a scene-by-scene basis but generic like its title — it might as well have been called “About a Girl” as a thematic nod to Chris and Paul Weitz’s superb 2002 film — Steiner’s dull comedy lacks the crucial feelings that could have made the suburban aunt-niece tale at its center more memorable.