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Family Tree (The)
- Director: Vivi Friedman
- Writer: Mark Lisson
- Producer: Mark Donadio; Robert Hale
CGiii Comment
A contrived suburban meltdown.
With too many subplots...the focus shifts around at break-neck speed...resulting in an apathetic disregard for every character.
Without the sufficient depth and/or complexity, this overly-ambitious satire fails and falls meekly to the ground.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
The Burnetts are dysfunctional. Jack and Bunnie barely speak, he fantasizes about women at work, she's having an affair with a neighbor and possibly others. Daughter Kelly is foul-mouthed; their son Eric is a militant Christian and an excellent shot. Bunnie's rich mom tries to control things. While a dead peeping Tom hangs undiscovered in a tree outside their bedroom window, Bunnie sustains a head injury and wakes up unable to remember anything after the first days of their marriage. Her newlywed sweetness infuses the family as Jack sorts through issues at work, Eric discovers flaws in his Christian posse, and Kelly makes friends with a lesbian classmate. Can this change of personality last?
Cast & Characters
Rachael Leigh Cook as Rachel Levy;
Hope Davis as Bunnie Burnett;
Dermot Mulroney as Jack Burnett;
Max Thieriot as Eric Burnett;
Britt Robertson as Kelly Burnett;
Christopher Bradley as Bobby Overmier;
Chi McBride as Simon Krebs;
Christina Hendricks as Alicia Bouche;
Gabrielle Anwar as Nina Fouts;
Keith Carradine as Reverend Diggs