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

‘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 fun all are having on screen extends to those who aren’t directly related. Like the scrappy productions that Jack specializes …

First looks at 'Family Movie', the slasher comedy by Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick with their children

slasher horror comedy Family Movieit's a family affair for the Bacon family. The actors and husbands Kevin Bacon y Kyra Sedgwick directs the feature film, in addition to starring in it with his children Travis Bacon y Bacon sauce (Smile). The film follows a family of four in the world of cinema, eclectic but very close-knit, who They suddenly find themselves in a real-life horror movie when a dead body appears on the set of their latest low-budg…

Family Movie Review – The Bacon-Sedgwick Clan Get Murderous

Horror comedies need to walk a fine line to exist in either genre effectively. Too often, we see filmmakers lean too heavily on one side or the other, with comedy often guiding the films more than any other aspect. Luckily, Family Movie joins the class of the meta-comedies and really thrives as a comedy with horror elements. In this case, the extreme commitment to the camp-style humor does just enough to make this a fun time at the movies. What …