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24 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe troubles are broad, the plot twists giant, and the performances cheery in this carol to ethnic pride in Chicago's traditionally Latino Humboldt Park.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe performers breathe real life into the characters, starting with Elizabeth Pena and Alfred Molina.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyThis unassuming and unexpectedly moving picture set in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood is a sugarplum-and-sofrito affair centering on the Rodriguez household.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe situations tend toward contrivance, but the atmosphere is easygoing and the actors seem relaxed even when everyone at the family table is yelling.
- 70VarietyBrian LowryVarietyBrian LowrySo "The Family Stone" becomes "The Family Rodriguez," and to their credit, the able performers wring as much mileage as they can from such familiar material.
- 63ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliLike fruitcake, movies like this are ubiquitous at this time of the year but rarely are they devoured with great relish or enthusiasm.
- 58Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSeattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerDirector Alfredo De Villa doesn't play it for the kind of knockabout comedy so often seen in these films (like the shrill hit "Four Christmases").
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceThe cast is appealing enough, though, and those looking for seasonal warm fuzzies can find them, as predictably touching as a muddled-through "Auld Lang Syne."
- 50The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasTake a cue from Guzmán, who serves as a kind of court jester, bouncing in and out of scenes in a one-man quest to bring levity to the occasion. The movie could stand to have more of his Christmas cheer; instead, it's a recast "Family Stone."
- 0Los Angeles TimesJohn AndersonLos Angeles TimesJohn Anderson