A Family Affair (2024 film)
Release
A Family Affair was originally scheduled to be released by Netflix on November 17, 2023. However, the release of the film was postponed due to the impact of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike on the film's promotion. In April 2024, the finalized release date of June 28, 2024 was announced.
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 35% of 102 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "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." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 43 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.
Critical response
Tomris Laffly of Variety) criticized the film in various aspects, from the acting as having "little chemistry", to the directing as "oddly rigid and dull", to the production design as inauthentic. William Bibbiani of TheWrap mentioned that "It’s almost worth watching for Zac Efron and Nicole Kidman’s magnetism alone. If by 'almost' you mean 'not really.'" Tania Hussain of Collider) noted that the film "struggles to find its footing and unique style without ever standing out like the streamer’s previous originals", it "never finds its authenticity" and it "just never feels natural."
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