A Family Affair Reviews
Tom Meek Cambridge Day
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
Jackie K. Cooper jackiekcooper.com
Kidman, King and Efron - it has to be good.
Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Jul 23, 2024
Austin Burke Austin Burke/Flick Fan Nation
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
Petr Navovy Pajiba
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
Michael Cook KARK-TV
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
Ruth Maramis FlixChatter Film Blog
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
Peter Rainer FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
It makes no emotional sense whatsoever.
Full Review | Jul 13, 2024
Lael Loewenstein FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
It is what I would call "ludicrously bad."
Full Review | Jul 13, 2024
Tatat Bunnag Bangkok Post
Kathy Bates, as Leila Ford, introduces a subplot that ultimately goes nowhere, contributing to the film's uneven pacing.
Full Review | Jul 13, 2024
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.
Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 12, 2024
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion
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
Jennifer Green Common Sense Media
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
Robert Levin Newsday
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
Matt Pais MattPais.com
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
Rohan Naahar The Indian Express
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
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com
...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
Dana Han-Klein We're Watching What?!
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
Stephanie Zacharek TIME Magazine
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
Abhishek Srivastava The Times of India
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
Karl Quinn The Age (Australia)
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