A Family Affair - Movie Reviews (2024)

The “affair” here, directed by Richard LaGravenese, is a plastic one, driven by hollow, entitled sorts with problems many would envy. Z

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jul 25, 2024

Kidman, King and Efron - it has to be good.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Jul 23, 2024

The missing ingredient is the chemistry between the main couple. Not only is their relationship poorly written, but there is no reason to root for them. Joey King is the MVP here.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/10 | Jul 22, 2024

A mostly forgettable bit of fluff that ludicrously goes on for an hour and fifty-four minutes, and which features one genuinely funny joke in all that time

Full Review | Jul 16, 2024

These fantastic actors are not served well by this movie. It's just a pile of unrealistic contrivances. I was bored quickly with it and I recommend skipping it.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/10 | Jul 15, 2024

There has been lots of criticism about the plastic look of its leads, but it's the least of the movie's problems. The saggy & wrinkly script is the one in desperate need of a facelift.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 15, 2024

It makes no emotional sense whatsoever.

Full Review | Jul 13, 2024

It is what I would call "ludicrously bad."

Full Review | Jul 13, 2024

Kathy Bates, as Leila Ford, introduces a subplot that ultimately goes nowhere, contributing to the film's uneven pacing.

Full Review | Jul 13, 2024

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.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 12, 2024

Cushy and predictable...contrived, but not clever enough to overcome the essential shallowness of the concept or the slackness of execution.

Full Review | Original Score: C | Jul 11, 2024

King is the film's highlight. She's a natural comedian, and she and Efron have more chemistry as boss and beleaguered employee than Efron and Kidman do as a couple.

Full Review | Jul 9, 2024

The actors give it their all, but it's a movie you've seen a million times before.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 9, 2024

Lazy, lifeless mush that finally answers, “What if a Hallmark Christmas movie tripped onto Netflix in late June?”

Full Review | Original Score: D+ | Jul 8, 2024

With zero chemistry between them, Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron are reduced to background noise in Netflix's misguided romantic comedy with a major protagonist problem.

Full Review | Jul 8, 2024

...A Family Affair plays like a rom-com/sitcom without laughs, providing a splash of wine-o-clock fantasy that’s as wet and sticky as it is tiresome to clean up afterwards…

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 6, 2024

Offers nothing but a story that's paint by numbers, but with dried up crusty paint. Given the level of talent involved the lack of charm and chemistry results in a background watch at best.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.3/5 | Jul 6, 2024

That’s Hollywood for you, and this is, after all, a film that takes place unapologetically in a land of fantasy. When it sparkles, which is often, it’s perfectly enjoyable...

Full Review | Jul 5, 2024

It's a film that might be easily dismissed, but it remains a light watch that doesn't burden or clutter your mind with unnecessary details.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 5, 2024

It’s generic, predictable, mildly enjoyable and instantly forgettable. Whether or not her character is making a bad match with her hunky actor boyfriend, I reckon Kidman deserves a lot better than this insipidly formulaic pap.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 5, 2024