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“A Family Affair” is a new romantic comedy feature, directed by Richard Lagravenese, starring Nicole Kidman, Joey King, Zac Efron, Kathy Bates, Liza Koshy, Shirley MacLaine, Sherry Cola, Olivia Macklin, Wes Jetton, Ian Gregg and Sarah Baskin, now streaming on Netflix:

“…a surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss…

“…as they face the complications of love, sex and identity..”

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Nora Ephron’s influence is certainly felt throughout Richard Lagravenese’s new romantic comedy, in everything from the cozy sweaters and the luxuriously lived-in interiors to the cross-cut phone conversations in which our loveably neurotic characters try to figure out this crazy thing called love. And while you’d never mistake it for the real deal—the writing isn’t quite smart enough and it’s visually rizz-less in that typical “made for streaming” way—A Family Affair makes for a pleasant enough addition to the recent rom-com resurgence.

It begins with Chris Cole (Zac Efron), the self-centered star of a Greek mythology-inspired superhero franchise. The movies are crap, and he knows they’re crap, but they make him loads of money and keep him in the spotlight, so he signs on for every sequel that comes his way. However, the script for the latest project looks so bad that...

“A Family Affair” is a new romantic comedy feature, directed by Richard Lagravenese, starring Nicole Kidman, Joey King, Zac Efron, Kathy Bates, Liza Koshy, Shirley MacLaine, Sherry Cola, Olivia Macklin, Wes Jetton, Ian Gregg and Sarah Baskin, streaming June 28, 2024 on Netflix:

“…a surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother and her movie star boss…

“…as they face the complications of love, sex and identity..”

Click the images to enlarge…...