Family Movie Review: Kevin Bacon & Family’s Meta Horror-Comedy Coasts By On Its Real Chemistry

Family Movie works best when each family member is given room to play, but Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick's direction never quite works.

15 Mar, 12:50 — 15 Mar, 15:50

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The film 'Family Movie' is notable for casting the entire Bacon-Sedgwick family, including Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, and their children. This meta-commentary on filmmaking and family dynamics, starring a real-life Hollywood couple, offers a unique blend of personal and professional exploration.

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varietyMostly Factual10h ago

‘Family Movie’ Review: Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick Get Their Kids Into a Bloody Good Time

One suspects the dinner table conversation about making “Family Movie” had to go a bit better for Kevin Bacon than for Jack Smith, the B-movie director he plays in this horror movie send-up. But the fear that Bacon has gathered everyone for something indulgent is quickly disabused in the silly and gory comedy where the […]

By Stephen Saito

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