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Family Pack Reviews
Your tolerance for wacky antics will be tested by Family Pack, but always remember that we should be grateful some studio brainz haven’t yet greenlit Hi-Ho Cherry-O: The Movie.
Full Review | Nov 11, 2024
Unabashedly [takes] a page out of Jumanji’s book, only missing most of that page — to say Uzan’s film is lighter than whipped cream doesn’t quite convey the absolute nothing going on here. To say Junamji seems Kubrickian by contrast gets you closer.
Full Review | Nov 9, 2024
The game itself is so good. I’m not sure the movie understands why.
Full Review | Oct 29, 2024
Don't expect too much from this frothy, French family film and you'll do just fine.
Full Review | Oct 25, 2024
The plot is predictably wholesome. But it’s also so cozy and earnest with a mature depth of emotion lurking beneath that it’s hard not to leave this werewolf adventure with a big grin and likely a few tears shed.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 23, 2024
An endearing movie? Sure. However, the messaging is ruined by the generic and lazy direction.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 23, 2024
This is a perfectly accurate board-game adaptation insofar as it’s well-packaged, undemanding fun.
Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 22, 2024
With solid performances and a twist at the end, Family Pack is an excellent pick for any family movie night.
Full Review | Original Score: 7/10 | Oct 21, 2024
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‘Family Pack’ Review: Trapped in a Game
The beauty of a game of Werewolf lies in the treachery. In this film adaptation, the director focuses on mild comedy and tedious action instead.
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François Uzan’s comic fantasy “Family Pack” is based on the French board game The Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow, a sly contest of social deduction in which players are secretly assigned to one of two groups, the evil Werewolves and the benign Townsfolk, and must decide among themselves who’s the enemy.
If the premise sounds familiar, that’s because it was modeled on Mafia, a popular Russian party game, which you might also know as Werewolf, a variation created by Andrew Plotkin — itself the inspiration for the video game Among Us, the horror film “Bodies Bodies Bodies” and the reality TV show “The Traitors.” It’s a great game, but considering the breadth of the original influence, “Family Pack” can’t help but feel stale.
“Family Pack” approaches the material in the Jumanji way: An ordinary family finds itself transported into the world of a game. Trapped in a medieval village, the “Family Pack” players have to contend with both time-travel problems (not having the right clothes, culture clashes about feminism) and the nightly attacks by werewolves (rendered with cheap visual effects).
The beauty of a game of Werewolf lies in the treachery: Friends lie, betray, blindside and backstab one another, and it’s glorious. “Family Pack” expresses little interest in these mechanics. Uzan focuses instead on mild comedy and tedious action. The actors, including Franck Dubosc and Jean Reno, spend a lot of time bantering, until an overactive plot gives them superpowers. The game itself is so good. I’m not sure the movie understands why.
Family Pack Not rated. In French, with subtitles. Running time: 1 hour 34 minutes. Watch on Netflix.
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