I didn't know anything about "The Family Fang" when I started watching it. At first the movie seemed confusing due to the nonlinear structure. But after about the first half-hour, you realize that you're watching a clever comedy-drama. Jason Bateman (also the director) and Nicole Kidman play siblings whose parents involved them in filmed pranks. Upon hearing that the parents have gone missing, they go to investigate, suspecting that it's another prank. But there's more than meets the eye.
It's not any sort of great movie, but still a clever one. Definitely has some neat surprises in store. I've heard about parents in real life who deliberately feature their children in YouTube videos (even doing things like breaking eggs on their heads!). The movie could probably be a double-bill with "The Royal Tenenbaums" for movies about dysfunctional families. Fine support from Christopher Walken, Maryann Plunkett, Jason Butler Harner, Kathryn Hahn, Harris Yulin and Linda Emond.
It's not any sort of great movie, but still a clever one. Definitely has some neat surprises in store. I've heard about parents in real life who deliberately feature their children in YouTube videos (even doing things like breaking eggs on their heads!). The movie could probably be a double-bill with "The Royal Tenenbaums" for movies about dysfunctional families. Fine support from Christopher Walken, Maryann Plunkett, Jason Butler Harner, Kathryn Hahn, Harris Yulin and Linda Emond.