The Family Tree 2011

Stephen Holden, New York Times: The only reason I can think of to watch Vivi Friedman's flat, satirical farce "The Family Tree" - and it's not a good enough reason - is the opportunity to play a game of spot the semi-star. Read more

Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: Friedman's inability to successfully reconcile the film's duality undercuts an eclectic cast gamely committed to Mark Lisson's thematically ambitious, if scattered, script. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: To judge from the talent she drew for her shaky debut, Vivi Friedman must either be very well connected or an awfully smooth talker. Read more

Sara Stewart, New York Post: "Mad Men" devotees may show up for Christina Hendricks, who plays Mulroney's buxom secretary. Quite the acting stretch. Read more

Mark Holcomb, Village Voice: [It makes] a small case for not succumbing to nostalgic malaise -- too bad it's in a genre as played-out as [the] lead characters' passion. Read more