What I got from the film was that SJP's character was very tightly wound and stuck up, and a bit cold - she's not someone comfortable in her own skin, so when she encounters the extremely down-to-earth Stone clan, she's totally out of her element. She begins overcompensating for it, rather than just trying to go with the flow, and then it leads to one disaster after another. I got the feeling that her sister was used to her very high-maitenance behavior, which is why she came to help her (part of me feels like SJP's character should have been the younger one and CD should have been the older one, but that's just me). As for why the youngest Stone sister hated SJP - I think they had a very bad first impression of one another and that colored things, plus, I think the youngest sister realized towards the end that she was bitter about things unfairly and that was coloring her judgement.
I have a weakness for big, crazy, loving families (like in this movie), which is why it appealed to me. I do want to see Last Holiday, though - it's a fun premise.
Also, you *might* like In Her Shoes, if you haven't seen it yet.
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Re: The Family Stone
Date: 2006-08-09 02:53 pm (UTC)What I got from the film was that SJP's character was very tightly wound and stuck up, and a bit cold - she's not someone comfortable in her own skin, so when she encounters the extremely down-to-earth Stone clan, she's totally out of her element. She begins overcompensating for it, rather than just trying to go with the flow, and then it leads to one disaster after another. I got the feeling that her sister was used to her very high-maitenance behavior, which is why she came to help her (part of me feels like SJP's character should have been the younger one and CD should have been the older one, but that's just me). As for why the youngest Stone sister hated SJP - I think they had a very bad first impression of one another and that colored things, plus, I think the youngest sister realized towards the end that she was bitter about things unfairly and that was coloring her judgement.
I have a weakness for big, crazy, loving families (like in this movie), which is why it appealed to me. I do want to see Last Holiday, though - it's a fun premise.
Also, you *might* like In Her Shoes, if you haven't seen it yet.