Rotten
It's possible to make a great movie out of family dysfunction, but this one is too short on insight to rank with the best of the genre.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Overview
Brothers Charlie, Adrian and Michael try to unlearn everything their psychoanalyst parents have taught them about life, as their family unit teeters on the edge of a collapse.
Director and cast
- Ash Christian Director
- Thora Birch as Vivian Petunia
- Brittany Snow as Robin McDougal
- Eddie Kaye Thomas as Michael Petunia
- Christine Lahti as Felicia Petunia
- Michael Urie as George McDougal
- Tobias Segal as Charlie Petunia
- David Rasche as Percy Petunia
- Jimmy Heck as Adrian Petunia
- Branca Ferrazo as Natassia
- Kathy Searle as Lynn
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
The movie is never deeper than the average sitcom episode ... which makes Lahti's A-game that much more valuable.
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Rotten
Petunia augurs more titillation than it delivers and only works occasionally.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
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