Arts & Entertainment

MOVIE REVIEWS: 'The Family' Falls Short of Potential

Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer are members of a Mafia family who get relocated to Normandy.

"The Family" is rated R and runs 1 hour and 51 minutes. Click here for movie times at Movies 278 in Hiram.

Here's what the critics are saying:

"The Family" might be the movie equivalent of backyard sangria, a bunch of stuff thrown together into something unsubtle but that nevertheless has a kick all its own. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
This is the most animated and interesting De Niro has been on screen in a while."
— Daniel Eagan, Film Journal

The bad pacing, humorless scenarios and repetitive gags undercut the few inspired moments, most of which hinge on the chemistry between Robert De Niro's Mob boss and Tommy Lee Jones' FBI agent. — Claudia Puig, USA Today

De Niro, still able to surprise us (as in “Silver Linings Playbook”), could play Gio in his sleep, yet appears to be itching for something meatier. — Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
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