Customer Reviews
One of those "non-compressed" flics.... - By: T. Clarke, 04 Jul 2008 
It's quite ironic that under normal circumstances, a theatrical movie based around a novel is usuallly rushed & misses key parts of the plot (The Beach, for example...), yet Family Business, though based on a novel, feels the opposite... drawn out, & lacking a drive.
My hat (proverbial - baseballl caps aren't "cool" any more) goes off to Dustan Hoffman, Sean Connery, & Matthew Broderick for pulling off wonderful mature performances in, what is, quite a serious film with its odd silly moment. Though this doesn't deter from what's missing; substance. The plot is their, as is the well explained story, the medicore directing, camera work, & use of time prevents the film from flowing nicer. Instead, the film feels like its been stretched out to 1 hour 45 minutes, when in reality, what you watch could have been compressed into just minutes!
Not a suitable DVD buy, but OK for watching once-over.
