
The new Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton, Dermot Mulroney, Claire Danes, (deep breath), Craig T. Nelson, Rachel McAdams and Luke Wilson Feel Good Christmas Movie looks like fun for the whole family. Regardless of the fact that the trailer makes absolutely no sense, it has generously relied on the forumulas of past holiday movies to supply audiences with an artificial notion of love. Here's a scientific analysis of how they do it :
Length of Trailer: 45 seconds
Number of Mid 90's indie hunks that need work: 2
Number of Mid 80's TV hunks that need work: 1
Number of actresses that Hollywood producers think the average female can relate to: 4
Accuracy of their projection: 2%
Number of signature Sarah Jessica Parker high pitched yelps: 2
Number of feel-good Motown songs:1
Number food fights: 1
Number of actresses who will reference working with Diane Keaton as a career highlight in their promotional interviews: 23
Number of tear-free tearful breakdowns that turn into laughter: 1
Number of minorities in trailer: 1
Number of fire-your-agent closeups of SJP: 3
Number of pratfalls that look painful: 3
Number of times someone's caught dancing in her pajamas: 1
Number of necklaces around Diane Keaton's Oxford shirt: 4
Number of scenes featuring couples talking in pillow-heavy beds: 2
Probability that Sarah Jessica Parker's character works at a fashion magazine in New York: 89%
Percentage of population that actually live in a house the size of the Family Stone's: 2%
Probability that the family is gathering to celebrate Hanukkah: 0%
Family Stone Trailer