A Family Affair
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): June 28, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
13
Negative:
5
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Screen RantAlex HarrisonJun 27, 2024
While it has its weak spots, A Family Affair holds together well enough to entertain. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comNell MinowJun 28, 2024
As mundane as its title, with characters whose color-by-numbers personalities and motivations shift randomly to fit a predictable storyline, “A Family Affair” is a low-wattage rom-com. Read full review
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Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonJun 27, 2024
As a parody of Hollywood excess and narcissism it is frequently laugh-out-loud; as a wannabe Hallmark Channel holiday movie—a segue that is nothing short of baffling—it is less than amusing, except in the notion that the project got waylaid on its way to Christmas. Read full review
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Slant MagazineRoss McIndoeJun 27, 2024
Ultimately, Richard LaGravenese’s rom-com is a little too packed with soul-searching speeches. Read full review
50
The New York TimesGlenn KennyJun 27, 2024
King is not exactly outclassed by Nicole Kidman, Kathy Bates and Zac Efron. But the movie’s script, by Carrie Solomon, puts her at a disadvantage. Read full review
50
Paste MagazineTara Bennett Jun 27, 2024
When King and Efron are grooving to their boss/assistant bickering beat, Affair is the most believable and entertaining. As for the rest, it’s been done better and with more depth in a zillion other films. Read full review
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CNNBrian LowryJun 28, 2024
Even setting the expectations bar at a modest height, though, the movie doesn’t quite clear it – another case, in rom-com terms, where the idea of them, as a marquee matchup, proves superior to the execution. Read full review
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TheWrapWilliam BibbianiJun 27, 2024
It’s almost worth watching for Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman’s magnetism alone. If by 'almost' you mean 'not really. Read full review
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EmpireDavid OpieJun 28, 2024
Not even Nicole Kidman playing off Kathy Bates — or Zac Efron singing Cher's Believe — are enough to save what should have been a surefire hit from Hallmark musings and tired clichés. Read full review
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VarietyTomris LafflyJun 27, 2024
Sadly, the film plays more like an artless quickie than a fully fleshed-out romance. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawJun 27, 2024
The initial setup is great, the Ephronesque excitable phone conversation montage is tolerable, but the cliched breakup and makeup plot transition clanks. Read full review
40
ColliderTania HussainJun 27, 2024
As the film attempts to weave itself into a screwball comedy, it unexpectedly bobs into a weak character study, skewing situations and characters while never quite touching the ground or giving us reason to care. Read full review
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IGNHanna FlintJun 27, 2024
Despite a starry cast and endearing performance from Joey King, A Family Affair is as messy as the conflicting professional and personal relationships it depicts. A convoluted and superficial script and yawning direction fail to deliver character stakes worth getting behind. Read full review
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