I’ve been writing about video games, television and movies for Forbes for over 10 years, and you may have seen my reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic. I cover all manner of console and PC games, but if it’s about looting or shooting, I’m definitely there. If I’m watching something, it’s usually science fiction, horror or superheroic.
Netflix has the magical ability to take even explicitly awful movies and turn them into the most-watched offering in America for a time, at least based on the reach of its subscription base. That’s precisely what happened with Trigger Warning , the terribly-reviewed Jessica Alba action film that was #1 on the movie Top 10 list for more than week. But no more.
Rather, a new movie has replaced it featuring A-list stars and at least somewhat better reviews. But not good reviews. Definitely not good. That would be A Family Affair starring Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman and Netflix-favorite Joey King. Kidman players her mother, and King is an assistant to her movie star boss, Efron., but even worse, a 15% audience score, which rarely happens when something is already that low.
A new, high-profile licensed film is The Flash, currently at #3, and for some, the movie that was sort of the last dying breath of the DCEU. I wouldn’t say it’s worse than Black Adam or Shazam 2, certainly, but it was about a major Justice League member, featured an awesome Supergirl adaptation and the return of Michael Keaton’s Batman. And it was still very not good, hampered in part by poor CGI in a movie that really, really needed good CGI.
A Family Affair is probably going to stay #1 for a while given its star power. Maybe as more reviews come in, those scores will tick up, but anecdotally my wife quit this movie about 20 minutes in, so I’m not so sure.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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