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The potential for hokum is there, but Duvall and co-star James Earl Jones capably avoid the sticky pitfalls of Tom Epperson and Billy Bob Thornton's sugar-cured script.Full Review
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
Although the movie loses power in its final sections, the performances, writing and Richard Pearce's direction transform this shaky idea into something rewarding.Full Review
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
In A Family Thing, an earnest upbeat fable about the meaning of brotherhood in America, first-rate film acting infuses a contrived story with enough flesh, blood, wrinkles, warts and beads of sweat to make it intermittently surge to life.Full Review
Stephen Holden
The New York Times
It's impossible to dismiss the attraction of such accomplished actors on the big screen, even with a fits-and-starts script.Full Review
Peter Stack
San Francisco Chronicle
The situations are more or less standard (fights over sleeping arrangements, emergencies that have to be solved, moments of truth and confession), but the dialogue and the acting bring the material up to another level.Full Review
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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