A Family Affair

Name: A Family Affair
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: May 9, 2003
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 50

2003

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M&L Banks | Release Date: May 9, 2003

Summary: Writer/director Helen Lesnick stars as a newly-single lesbian returning home to her family in San Diego after fleeing New York and her most recent break-up.

Director: Helen Lesnick

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Runtime: 107 min

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Kevin Thomas

A serious romantic comedy of such strength and substance and so entertaining that it doesn't matter that its minuscule budget shows around the edges. Read full review

C.W. Nevius

Until now, it may not have occurred to you that what we needed was a witty lesbian romance. Once you see A Family Affair, you realize what we've been missing. Read full review

Connie Ogle

It's a pleasure to see acceptance portrayed so matter-of-factly. May never happen in our lifetimes, but Lesnick's vision of tolerance is a soothing thought, anyway. Read full review

Robert Koehler

Sharp wit but shaky storytelling. Read full review

Loren King

Lesnick seems to be saying that lesbian characters on screen can also meet cute significant others, spar in a lite Woody Allen fashion, and have a happy, sappy Hollywood ending. But a sitcom is still a sitcom -- gay, Greek or otherwise. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

The couple's parents have a bit more personality than the other characters, but on the whole this is strictly by the numbers. Read full review

Ella Taylor

Barely competent. The pacing never accelerates beyond sluggish, and Lesnick's script is an awkward pile of gag lines. Read full review

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