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Family Law (2006)

Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman | Dec 06, 2006

Owen Gleiberman

Owen Gleiberman is a film critic for EW

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EW's GRADE

B-

Details Limited Release: Dec 08, 2006; Rated: Unrated; Length: 102 Minutes; Genre: Drama; With: Arturo Goetz and Daniel Hendler

$\'FAMILY\' PLOTLESS Ariel (Hendler) dotes on his son, gets nagged by his dad — end of story$

Image credit: Family Law: Sol Levinas

'FAMILY' PLOTLESS Ariel (Hendler) dotes on his son, gets nagged by his dad — end of story

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Can one make an arresting movie about a completely happy man? Ariel (Daniel Hendler), an unassuming law professor in Buenos Aires, is married to a gorgeous Pilates instructor (Julieta Díaz) and dotes on his tyke of a son. Where's the drama? Well, Ariel's own father (Arturo Goetz), a colorful, if unscrupulous, lawyer, wishes Ariel would follow more closely in his footsteps. That's it! That's the entire film! Family Law is well acted, but if Antoine Doinel had been nearly this serene, Truffaut's career would have petered out after three films.

Originally posted Dec 06, 2006 Published in issue #911 Dec 15, 2006 Order article reprints

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