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Two Family House (2000) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Two Family House (2000) a score of 2.9920 out of 4
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Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
Well-acted, lovingly put together and heartbreakingly honest. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
It's the kind of small but amazing character study (think ``Marty'') that film lovers yearn for while griping that this type of picture no longer gets made. Turns out it does. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Carla Meyer)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)
Michael Rispoli is so perfect in each and every scene that you can't even imagine him playing any other parts, much less somebody else playing his. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Matinee Magazine (Chuck Rudolph)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
The charm and art of De Felitta's gentle domestic sketch expand far beyond biographical borders. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Film.com (Ernest Hardy)Film.com (Ernest Hardy)
An unassuming little film that packs a huge emotional and artistic punch. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Film.com (Ernest Hardy)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (J. Hoberman)Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
A fairy tale that presents love as a case of mutual enchantment, Two Family House is not only uniformly well acted, superbly designed, lovingly lit, and sensitively scored, it's as romantic as it is funny. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Lawrence Van Gelder)The New York Times (Lawrence Van Gelder)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Slate (David Edelstein)Slate (David Edelstein)
Beat by beat, scene by scene, gorgeous...at times emotionally devastating. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.56 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
It's all about the little things, and the way in which the little things can steal into your heart in big ways. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Austin Chronicle (Kimberley Jones)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
There really was an Uncle Buddy, and he really did finally open his own bar on Staten Island, and sing on Saturday nights to the customers. "Two Family House" vibrates with the energy of his presence. You can sense that real things are at risk, that Buddy ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.32 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Sean Axmaker)Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Sean Axmaker)
In the face of intolerance, Two Family House lovingly celebrates the triumph of love and acceptance over prejudice. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Sean Axmaker)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson)Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
The story, which deals straightforwardly with racism, miscegenation, adultery and consumerism, is a fascinating combination: a movie with an almost Capraesque heart and pristine, almost stagey lighting schemes, that addresses uncomfortable moral issues ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Charles Taylor)Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
The epitome of the small, character-driven film that the indie movement was supposed to champion before it became a hip mirror of the Hollywood star system. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Ron Stringer)LA Weekly (Ron Stringer)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Variety (Joe Leydon)Variety (Joe Leydon)
For all the pic’s sentimentality, De Felitta refuses to back away from some unpleasantly realistic touches. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Variety (Joe Leydon)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)
A sentimental slice of 1950s Italian-American life that doesn't soft-pedal its characters' simmering prejudices within their insulated community, or pander to their dreams of getting out. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Mr. Showbiz (Kevin Maynard)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Brimming over with affection and humanity, this memory drama about the destruction of one family and the birth of another is nostalgic in a good sense: funny, bittersweet, poignant. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Wilmington)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (Walter Addiego)San Francisco Examiner (Walter Addiego)
De Felitta has taken potentially overripe material and given it real heart. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Walter Addiego)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
A gentle, soulful comedy about everyday dreams and what it takes to make them come true. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
A charming, (mostly) briskly unsentimental love story, written, directed and acted with remarkable assurance. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
A tender and affirmative movie, if never a transporting one. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Note to readers: this review contains spoilers. While I do not believe the revelation of certain plot points will in any way compromise the viewing experience, those who wish to see Two Family House without having previous knowledge of key elements would ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Fulvue Drive-inFulvue Drive-in
One of the unrecognized gems of 1999 is Two Family House, with Michael Rispoli of TV’s The Sopranos as Buddy, a good guy trying to build a better future by launching a neighborhood bar against financial odds. Buddy has always been a dreamer and will ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Fulvue Drive-in
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Joshua Katzman)Chicago Reader (Joshua Katzman)
Writer-director Raymond De Felitta has crafted a pleasant, low-key script that's full of small surprises, nice turns, and engaging, naturalistic dialogue, and he keeps the big, emotional family scenes, which often render this sort of material cliched and ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Chicago Reader (Joshua Katzman)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 2.63 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
Written and directed by Raymond De Felitta, Two Family House won Sundance’s Audience Award for the usual reasons: It’s heartwarming and small, with well-drawn and well-acted characters and a few serious socio-political references (mostly, to race and ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Philadelphia City Paper (Cindy Fuchs)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Jay Carr)Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Worth staying with for the respect it pays to its characters' emotions. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Boston Globe (Jay Carr)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 2.52 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
A sappy independent, Two Family House creates a romantic dramady out of the two unlikeliest characters -- a tubby married Italian guy who lives in Staten Island (Michael Rispoli) and a pregnant, Scottish import (Trainspotting's Kelly Macdonald) married to ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Frank Lovece)TV Guide (Frank Lovece)
Bighearted and wistful, but with no fresh spin or anything new to say. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at TV Guide (Frank Lovece)
Two Family House (2000) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Luke Y. Thompson)Dallas Observer (Luke Y. Thompson)
The sappy trappings that director Raymond De Felitta piles onto the burgeoning romance story line kills any spark that remains, despite the best efforts of the cast to keep it real. ...read the complete Two Family House movie review at Dallas Observer (Luke Y. Thompson)
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Users combined give Two Family House (2000) a score of 3.6705882352941 out of 4
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by Metaldiva on May 05, 2009
Two Family House is a glimpse into ...
by Marilyn Schneider on May 12, 2007
I loved this movie. As an Italian American growing up in the 50's and 60's it was a walk down memory lane. ...
by Seth J. Frantzman on May 08, 2007
This film takes place on Staten island in the late 1950s. It examines the story of an Italian family, Buddy and Estelle, and the way their lives affect an Irish woman whose husband has left her due to her having a black son. It is a funny film, ...
by E. Igneri "Liggie... on July 03, 2006
This was really a beautiful movie about a working class ...
by Gregory Townes "A... on September 18, 2005
This is one of those rare movies that stays with you long after you've seen it. I watched this on cable and the next day had to buy the DVD. Excellent potrayals all around with story that tugs at your heartstrings. Well written and very well acted. And ...
by Kenneth M. Gelwas... on September 16, 2005
As a movie fan, every once in awhile, I surprise myself by finding a small, unknown, cinematic treasure, that is truely an enjoyable experience. This seems to be the case, when one night at a sleepless 2am, I found the wonderfully, nostalgic ...
by Robert J. Kresse on January 07, 2002
A great movie with many outstanding performances by relatively, really relatively, unknowns. Heartwarming, humorous, nostalgic, totally elevating and causing much reflection on how humans treat one another today, in the past and with hope for the future. ...
by BeachReader on June 10, 2001
What an absolutely lovely film this was. And what a shame it never enjoyed wider release, for it is eminently worth viewing. I was even more delighted when I found out that it really was based on a true story...the ...
This was simply the most appealing movie we've seen in years. It was touching, funny, moving and romantic. Unlike most romantic comedies it entertains men and women equally.The music alone makes it worthwhile. A must see for anyone from ...

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Two Family House (2000) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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Two Family House (2000) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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