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The Thing About My Folks (2005)

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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   C
Source Brief Review Grade*
Boston Globe
Renee Graham
"Flat and forgettable, it's a tiresome film barely held together by its plinky piano score, sophomoric flatulence jokes, and cloying greeting-card emotions." more... D  
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
"I can't recommend the movie, but I can be grateful that I saw it, for Falk." more... B-
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
"...too many lines sound fraudulent..." more... C-
E! Online "...basic-cable-quality..." more... D  
Entertainment Weekly
Scott Brown
"Thing is Woody Allen on a third-grade reading level." more... C+
filmcritic.com "Folks is about a trip, but it feels strangely closed-off..." more... C-
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
"The movie belongs entirely to Falk's memorable Sam." more... B-
New York Times
Ned Martel
"...Mr. Falk rises above the treacly shenanigans." more... C-
* Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)
 
 


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