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A Family Affair

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A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity.
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Despite Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman's welcome return to rom-com territory, A Family Affair squabbles with its own tonality too much to elevate its litany of clichés.

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Jacob Oller AV Club Directed by Richard LaGravenese, every moment in A Family Affair sits there as lifelessly as Gerard Butler’s character in LaGravenese’s most successful movie, P.S. I Love You. Rated: D- Oct 25, 2024 Full Review Peter Rainer FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) It makes no emotional sense whatsoever. Jul 13, 2024 Full Review Wenlei Ma The Nightly (AU) The movie is what it is. It’s not going to blow your mind, change your perspective on life or inspire you to rewatch it. But in the moment? It’s fine. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 12, 2024 Full Review Nicholas Bell Fish Jelly Films (YouTube) Although it's playing with some offbeat elements, a lack of discernible interiority robs this bizarre rom-com oddity of maintaining our interests or attention. Rated: 2/5 Aug 7, 2024 Full Review Louisa Moore Screen Zealots A mediocre romantic comedy with no depth nor substance, this one screams half-hearted and shallow. Aug 7, 2024 Full Review Emma Vine Loud and Clear Reviews A Family Affair invites viewers into a lavish world and a fantastical romance that one can only dream of. Yet it’s funny, wildly entertaining, and all in good fun. Rated: 3/5 Aug 7, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Courtney Q This movie was terrible. Hollow, wooden characters without any real romantic chemistry and it lacks anything remotely funny after the first… 15 minutes? I think I chuckled once and the rest was all cringe. Also, I simply could not wrap my head around how Joey King’s character is supposed to be the bad guy? She is belittled and abused on a daily basis by her boss and is extremely upset when her mother sleeps with and then proceeds to seriously date him behind her back. Then, when she is finally able to bring to light the error of his ways by just saying a bunch of ways he tortures her and disregards the feelings of other women, she’s portrayed as “wrong”. I’m sorry, but not once to this point did her boss ever offer her an apology or demonstrate any means of change OUTSIDE of his relationship with her mom. And nothing she said was ever contrived or made up! They were his actual actions! Just a really strange message that maybe wouldn’t have been so distractingly wrong if this movie was funnier or more charming? Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Summer M It’s such a bad movie so unrealistic terrible actors and acting. there’s no happy ending the daughter gets no good things happen to her and it’s so unfair this movie should have never been made I was mad the whole time watching it I wish I never saw it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/21/24 Full Review Joaqui­n C Couldn't stop laughing. Zac Efron nails these type of movies. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/16/24 Full Review Paula María P It was creepy. At least Zac is back Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/15/24 Full Review Nina N If you have no taste in movies, love pointless rom coms that won't even make you feel anything and have two hours to waste, this is your movie. The plot seems and feels forced. Joey King's character gets so upset, it doesn't make sense why. She's behaving like an angry teenager that didn't get her way. Comparing her and Nicole Kidman's acting, Joey acts like a classic Disney star from 10 years ago, at least in this movie. Zac Efron's character is so trivialized that this movie is more like a parody of a serious movie. But the scenes between Nicole and Zack, although completely clichéd and worn out, still show some of their chemistry. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/12/24 Full Review Chris S Loved this movie! It was very easy to watch and had good pacing throughout. I agree with the other positive reviews especially wrt character development between the three leads. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/12/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity.
Director
Richard LaGravenese
Producer
Alyssa Altman, Jeff Kirschenbaum, Joe Roth
Screenwriter
Richard LaGravenese, Carrie Solomon
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Roth/Kirschenbaum Films
Rating
PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Sexual Content|Partial Nudity)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 28, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 28, 2024
Runtime
1h 51m
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