100 San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle Home for the Holidays strikes such a perfect note that it's hard at first to realize what an impressive balancing act it is. Read full review
88 Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert Foster directs the film with a sure eye for the revealing little natural moment. Read full review
75 TV Guide | From a sharp, jaundiced script by W.D. Richter ("Buckaroo Banzai"), Jodie Foster has directed a poisoned paean to the great American tradition of torturous family gatherings. Read full review
75 Rolling Stone | Peter Travers Foster keeps the party hopping, although more dark humor would have helped before she winds it down with sentiment and bromides. Read full review