I personally love that Meredith ends up being the person who completes "The Family Stone". Sybil carries so much stress over her children's happiness- but Meredith comes along ultimately becoming Ben's partner, introduces Everett to her sister, and reconnects Amy and Brad. Also, families are incredibly messy (particularly around the holidays) and I love the realness of that in this film. It's oddly comforting.
I’ve always been a fan of the similarly messy “Home for the Holidays” and was not really familiar with Family Stone. I had read the WSJ article and put it on my watchlist and finally got to it yesterday. SJP just killed it.
I thought it was an important role for SJP to pivot away from Carrie Bradshaw and show a new type of character. This movie elicits a litany of feelings and I love watching it when I’m in the right mood.
I personally love that Meredith ends up being the person who completes "The Family Stone". Sybil carries so much stress over her children's happiness- but Meredith comes along ultimately becoming Ben's partner, introduces Everett to her sister, and reconnects Amy and Brad. Also, families are incredibly messy (particularly around the holidays) and I love the realness of that in this film. It's oddly comforting.
You nailed my exact thoughts and feels about this film. Thank you and long live The Family Stone and the family Stone.
I’ve always been a fan of the similarly messy “Home for the Holidays” and was not really familiar with Family Stone. I had read the WSJ article and put it on my watchlist and finally got to it yesterday. SJP just killed it.
I thought it was an important role for SJP to pivot away from Carrie Bradshaw and show a new type of character. This movie elicits a litany of feelings and I love watching it when I’m in the right mood.