Movie Review: The Family Affair

By Chocoviv on July 1, 2024

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Summary

Zara was a young assistant of a famous actor, Chris. On the outside and towards Zara, he was a self-absorbed and entitled, but extremely sought after bachelor. However, inside, he was feeling unfulfilled as an actor and as a person. He promised Zara the position of an associate producer after a couple years…. But two years passed…. One day, after a fight, he fired her and she was done picking up his dry cleaning. However, she cared about his career so she suggested that he find a new writer for his latest movie, which even he hated the script.

A few days passed, Chris knew he was wrong to fire her and he went to her house to apologize. That's when he met her mother, Brooke. Brooke was a successful writer, who was searching for new ideas for her writing. Zara's father had passed from cancer years ago and she was raising Zara by herself. Brooke was smart, beautiful, stylish and sixteen years senior…. But something sparked between Chris and Brooke……

Conclusion

To be honest, I didn't expect myself to be laughing so loud and crying so hard. This storyline definitely could only happen in a movie, almost like a fairy tale. However, the heart to heart talks between Brooke and her mother or daughter, was very genuine. As a mother, one often gave up a lot of herself without anyone acknowledging her sacrifices. Mothers were expected to give up her likes, dislikes, hobbies, careers, appearance etc….. Sadly, if a mother even attempted to take care of herself by going to the spa to relax or pick up a new shirt for herself, some people would say she was selfish for taking time for herself. On the contrary, if she looked a bit messy or tired, others would judge her for not taking care of herself. It's the sad reality of motherhood for many…..