A Family Affair
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Actor: Arlene Golonka, Joel Hepner, Mark DeWhitt, Michele Greene, Tracy Hughes (III)DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 100 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-08-19
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Wolfe Video
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Summary: 1 Stars
Writer/director/actress Helen Lesnick tries to write, direct and actor in this film. She wears too many hats in this film.
Lesnick plays Rachel, a woman who escapes NYC after a bad break-up with a former girlfriend Reggie (In one of the best preformances in the film, Michele Greene).Lesnick mis-casted herself in her role. This mis-casting is the first nail in the coffin of this comedy
She goes to stay with her hip jewish California mother (Mayberry RFD"s Arlene Golonka) who hooks her a blind date with Christine (Erica Shaffer).
In a way, this film is a paradox of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I should say it gets one star due to its glibness of the script. However, without being lurid and oversexual, it mimimalized an idyllical Lesbian relationship with a lot of wit. I will say the film is well shot by director of photography Jim Orr, it is just that the acting is SOOOO BAD!
With Arlene Golonka and Barbara (Bunny from the old Gomer Pyle TV show) Stuart as the mothers, Their performances seems to overplay itself in this film . As I said before, L.A. Law's Michele Greene seems to overshine the script and her role..you almost wish the film was about her alone!
Now other than Lesnick failure as an actress, Stand-up comic Suzanne Westenhoefer tries acting AND DOES IT BADLY..SUZY, stay a stand up comic PLEASE! and lets not get started on the wooden two note acting performance of Erica Shaffer. Her blonde wig acts better than she does in this film.
The funny part is the audio commentary of this film . Lesnick is filled with trivia, if only the film deserved this commentary...IT DOESNT!
This film belong in the oblivion of any vidio library. If you can get this for a dollar, you paid too much!
Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD
Summary of A Family Affair
The course of true love doesn't always run straight. Died-in-the-wool New Yorker Rachel (Helen Lesnick) moves to San Diego looking for a new life and a new romance. That's where her supportive PFLAG parents live. Rachel is surprised to find how they've adapted to the laid back California scene, and totally shocked when her mom (Arlene Golonka) wants to set her up on a blind date. At first, Rachel refuses, but eventually Rachel lets her mother introduce her to Christine (Erica Shaffer). Soon, Rachel finds herself in a real romance, but just when the two women begin to plan their wedding, Rachel's old flame Reggie (Michele Green) makes a comeback attempt . . .Comedy DVD Video
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