The Family Plan is a highly energetic combination of action, jokes, and family relations encased inside an intense espionage thriller. The idea of an ex-assassin playing a suburban Dad trying to lead a normal life unexpectedly being dragged into action again establishes a new spin on the spy films, as the action scenes and the heartwarming and humorous accents create a nice balance. It has an ability to alternate the tones between heavy action scenes and light-hearted family interactions, which makes it a very entertaining viewing experience that could get you both on the emotional and entertainment level.
Its performances are quite charismatic, and especially so that of the lead whose evolution of hiring reluctant killers to devoted father goes earnestly and comedically. The minor actors, particularly, the teenage children, bring out a level that people can relate to the story, supplying comedic elements and sentimentality. The shots are paced briskly so that the story is not bogged down and the action sequences are also very well done and inventive but they never feel like they were filmed just to look cool and edgy and have no connection to the rest of the story and the character progression. It is amusing that the playfulness of the film and light tone help it to stand out of a number of movies with a bigger scope of the story and other spy thrillers that are more serious, hence including the movie into the visit of a wide variety of people.
What really hit me was the idea of family, trust, and redemption in the chaos which is discussed in the *The Family Plan*. It causes a sense of excitement and support all in one – I hope the family is strong and that they will all come out of danger alive. The humorous, heart-warming and blood-pumping nature of the film kept me stitched to the seat wanting to smile in one scene and nervous on the other as it was done with the right measure making it more enthralling and exciting. All in all, it is a feel-good action-comedy full of life that demonstrates how it is all chaos yet strong family connections can save your life under dire circumstances.
