An abysmal concept/script; the acting is serviceable at best.

"A compendium of bad ideas and worse filmmaking, Jake (son of Ridley) Scott's Welcome to the Rileys is forever peddling its psychologically reductive message until, at the end, it fairly screams it out." - Andrew Schenker

The story knocked on a certain area between adults and their crowing kids. All three leads were good, but the story never find any bigger spheres. Jake's got a big boost from his dad and so.

For the most part, a rich and textured yet understated character exploration which probes at its characters' emotions and gradually peels back the layers to reveal past traumas. The subject matter is handled carefully and with subtlety, allowing plenty of space for the characters to breathe. Gandolfini and the very natural Kristen Stewart both act well, but it's Melissa Leo's performance which is truly award-worthy. Good writing and enigmatic score. The only downside is the anticlimactic ending.

This movie was not very good and Kristen Stewart as a stripper was dumb, James Gandolfini saved this movie from being worse then it was.

It's a movie that doesn't try to be anything more than what it is -- a small, character-driven, three-person world that sucks you in to it and refuses to let go. The risk being that, you have to have characters and actors that are capable of pulling that off. Luckily, the three leads are truly remarkable. It's continuing proof that K-Stew is willing to go wherever she needs to go in order to be taken seriously outside of the Twilight franchise, and she is more than deserving of that credibility.

Top notch from Gandolfini. Kristen Stewart is awful.

Stewart and Gandolfini are good together. Seeing Melissa Leo's performance makes me want to rewatch Frozen River. She's so different here. A small character-driven story, well told.