‘Everything’s Going to Be Great’: Fun Little Showbiz-Family Film

Both Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney know they’re above this quaint movie, but as consummate showbiz pros, they admirably don’t phone in their performance.
‘Everything’s Going to Be Great’: Fun Little Showbiz-Family Film
Bryan Cranston and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth in "Everything's Going to Be Great." Lionsgate
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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R | 1h 35m | Dramedy | 2025

“Everything’s Going to Be Great” is a family dramedy set in the late 1980s, but the Smarts aren’t your typical family.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. He earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by a classical theater conservatory training, and has 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is cited in the book "How to be a Film Critic in Five Easy Lessons" by Christopher K. Brooks. In addition to film, he enjoys Harley-Davidsons, martial arts, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism.