Very well executed

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Initially you want to feel sorry for the lead character Emily but then as I kept watching I realised the whole family are just as selfish as each other. They all have their own interests and ignore each other. That being said, as the movie progresses you start to see the deep underlying issues of each character and you truly realise how much of a dysfunctional family they have become. Their issues run far too deep to be fixed in one enlightened moment.Funnily this movie is so much more than you could have imagined. It's weird and crazy, traumatic and depressing but through it all they get there. So while it started out strange it developed into a really decent movie that I'm glad I watched.

starting Oleysa Rulin & Eddie Hassell Family Weekend.plot is about a girl who is just fed up of her parents neglecting her one day they missed her jump Roap show then she takes them hostage with help of her brother & sisters to fix the falling apart familynow when you see any comedy movie you expect way over the top stuff there is hardly any movie that lives up to the name underrated i can proudly say not as a reviewer but as a film lover that this film is one of the best of 2013,something like this may have been done before but this was refreshingfirst of all the cast was real awesome specially Olesya Rulin she just nailed it with her best performance.shes cute also,Chloe bridges was nice but Eddie Hassell is one guy i liked also his character name is Jackson but calls himself Thor,other cast members did a fine job story,direction,dialog's everything was just near flawlessmany scenes are funny that i enjoyed but rick & the police scenes are hilarious having seen a lot of films & i also look forward to new films,as i am from Pakistan many films release here earlier i was lucky to see this,but when a critic grabs it it gets ruined,this is one film that audience wont forget for a long timemy rating for family weekend is 10/10 let this be a lesson for those who don't give time to there kids.

A precocious teen girl attempts to save her family from their individually separated, self-absorbed paths. The plot centers around her jump roping competitions. After she informs everyone, and no one attends her meet, she goes to drastic measures to involve everyone in a share all, confess all roulette of spirited collisions to bring attention to the distance between them. With both wit and playfulness, this film goes in so many directions and covers so many topics of the modern American family. I was smiling at the drama, laughing at the absurdity, and sympathizing with each character as they were pressed to change their hearts and views. I give this two thumbs up with 5 star performances all around. The content is edgy but handled well. Bravo!

This movie is something you had wish you could or would have done with your family if you had/have the opportunity to. This movie is a light comedy which can be pictured as both sensible and irrational at the same time.There were some parts that seemed a bit off like the kid acting like a prostitute but oh well this movie had a very simplistic and pure hearted concept.In this day and age such type of comedies are hard to come by.In my opinion this movie deserves better than a 4.6/10 I had say 7.5 would be a correct rating instead especially when movies like the Incredible Burt Wonderstone which are such big disappointing scripts get 6/10 this movie deserves a better rating.The acting was integrated quite good.