In the Family

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Alec B @Alec97 11/10/2023 The potential for over-the-top, weepy melodrama with this kind of material is obvious, but Patrick Wang opts for quiet realism. While the film sidesteps nearly all of the "movie-of the week" clichés by showing how in many cases the best response to intolerance isn't righteous anger or protest but rather impassioned, mature discussion and forgiveness. See more nilufer e @Nilicim 06/04/2018 It was way too long and slow for my taste but it had what you would expect from a family drama, realistic and sentimental. Good acting and cute and lovable characters. See more 02/08/2017 Not bad at all, even though kinda melodramatic in blood. But 170 minutes is real too overlong for a feature film no matter what. See more 07/01/2014 Maybe one of the most poignant movies I have seen. Definitely worth the long length. Patrick Wang is well worth watching in the future as both a director and as an actor. See more 04/06/2014 The potential for over-the-top, weepy melodrama with this kind of material is obvious, but Patrick Wang opts for quiet realism. While the film sidesteps nearly all of the "movie-of the week" clichés, the glacial pace could be difficult for some people to endure (nearly three hours worth of this story probably isn't necessary), fortunately Wang makes the important moments count, so if you are patient "In the Family" is quite rewarding. Another thing that helps distinguish this film is its subtle demonstration of "Bourgeois Homophobia" (The kind of passive aggressive discrimination that's becoming more common in America than the violent hatred of old) and how perhaps the best response to it isn't righteous anger or protest but rather impassioned, mature discussion and forgiveness. See more 03/30/2014 Although slow at times and although I thought the part stretched Mr. Wang's abilities as an actor, the movie as a whole is great and I didn't notice until the end that I was so engrossed in the plot that 3 hours had gone by. What could have turned into a cheesy overdramatic production was done with amazingly understated taste. If there ever was a reason why gay marriage should be legal, this movie gives a backstage view at what gay couples who share a home have to face when their union is not recognized by the law. Some people choose to scream, this movie chose to calmly and logically argue in favour of gay rights simply by showing the love of a gay couple and their love for their son See more Read all reviews

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