Like Lost Embrace, Family Law is funny and moving--a more mature, deceptively simple exploration of how to live.
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12/13/06
Family Law (2006)
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Reviews Counted:40
Fresh:30
Rotten:10
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: What Family Law lacks in overt drama and conflict, it more than makes us with warm performances and smart, sharp dialogue.
Theatrical Release:Dec 6, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: Ariel Perelman is an attorney, like his father. And, because it is customary in Argentina to do so, the people refer to them both as Dr Perelman--regardless of whether they mean the father or the... [More]
Starring: Adriana Aizemberg, Damian Dreizik, Daniel Hendler, Jean Pierre Reguerraz
Director: Daniel Burman
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05/12/07
[Director] Burman's decision to fill nearly every second of the film with Hendler's voice -- either in dialogue or in narration -- constrains Family Law to the point of view of an indecisive navel-gazer.
12/08/06
A deceptively small film, one whose observations may continue to detonate quietly in your mind after the lights have come up.
12/15/06
Admirably low-key, yet [director Daniel] Burman's relaxed approach becomes a liability -- everything goes down smoothly but leaves one hungry for something more substantial.
12/29/06
A pleasant, crisply paced look at a wary character.
12/29/06
Family Law, from Argentina, is a very articulate comedy about fatherhood and marriage.
12/28/06
Top CriticAn introspective, if unfocused, look at the thoughts and moods of a Buenos Aires lawyer.
11/15/06
Drastically overplotted and overwritten and could have used some editing to make it a tighter, more modest character piece.
03/08/07
Family Law is well acted, but if Antoine Doinel had been nearly this serene, Truffaut's career would have petered out after three films.
12/06/06
Top CriticIt's a nice film, offering a few smiles and very likable performances. It could stand to have its themes fleshed out a little more, though.
06/02/07
There's a bright cheer to Daniel Burman's film that skirts but narrowly avoids sentimentality.
12/07/06
The lessons of this slight human comedy are not groundbreaking, but they do strike a warmly universal chord.
02/23/07
Rings true from the first bell.
12/07/06
Every movie is made up of certain nuts and bolts, and in Family Law they seem, quite frankly, a little loose.
02/16/07
The film itself goes nowhere.
12/08/06
There are nuggets of truths to discover, but where's the drama?
11/17/06
Top CriticFamily Law has a sweet sense of how families try to interact and connect... There's nothing big about this film but it's filled with small joys and insights.
08/18/07
Like Woody Allen, [director Daniel] Burman is a Jewish worrier who covers all present and future bases. He’s the most indispensable worrier we have.
12/22/06
Top CriticFull of subtle dark humor that won't make you bend with laughter but certainly may cause you to giggle.
03/16/07
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