The Family Stone

Sarah Jessica Parker (Meredith)
Given Meredith is a fairly unlikeable character, Sarah Jessica seemed to do a pretty good job - I still did not like her by the end of the film. I think it was pretty tough for her to shine though since she was always going to be closely compared to her sister's character in the film (who you can not help but like). All in all, a fairly average and ultimately predictable role for Sarah Jessica.

Claire Danes (Julie)
It was a shame that there was not more of Claire Danes in this film. She was terrific and I think saved the movie from complete failure. I am sure however that she would never have fallen for her sister's fiancee - just too tacky.

Diane Keaton (Sybil)
I pretty much love Diane Keaton in any film she is in, even in such a cliched role as this one. But having the Sybil character die in the end (sorry for anyone who has not seen this film!) was just a little too predictable and ruined what would otherwise have been a fairly satisfactory ending.

Dermot Mulroney (Everett)
Boring, boring, boring. I am at a loss to write anything more than that.

Luke Wilson (Ben)
Luke benefitted from the same sort of thing that Claire Danes did - the contrasting character, in this case Everett, was so bland and boring that he could not help but look fantastic. And it helps that he is gorgeous!