Fashionable villain is honestly Blake's sweet spot. She should be doing more of this.
A Simple Favor gets pretty wacky as it goes, and there are some very WTF choices (Stephanie and her brother 👀). Anna Kendrick is so funny though that it works more as a dark comedy than an effective thriller.
A Simple Favor
Can you keep a secret?
Rating
2.5 (2)
Release Date
8/29/2018Runtime
117 minsOverview
Stephanie, a dedicated mother and popular vlogger, befriends Emily, a mysterious upper-class woman whose son Nicky attends the same school as Miles, Stephanie's son. When Emily asks her to pick Nicky up from school and then disappears, Stephanie undertakes an investigation that will dive deep into Emily's cloudy past.
How It Feels
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A slick, biting mystery that gleefully toys with suburban propriety and female friendship, wrapping genuine plot twists in sharp-tongued humor and style. It's a film that winks at its own audacity while keeping you guessing.
Mood
PlayfulExhilarating
Themes
FriendshipClassIdentityBetrayal
Tone
Satirical
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Stylized genreHigh-contrast
Structure
Nonlinear
Heads up
Sexual content
Anna Kendrick
Stephanie Smothers
Blake Lively
Emily Nelson
Henry Golding
Sean Townsend
Rupert Friend
Dennis Nylon
Linda Cardellini
Diana Hyland
Bashir Salahuddin
Detective Summervile
Danielle Bourgon
Grace, Stephanie's Mom
Kelly McCormack
Stacy
Andrew Rannells
Darren
Ian Ho
Nicky Nelson
Joshua Satine
Miles Smothers
Paul Jurewicz
Bobby Chelkowsky
Reviews
Absolutely. Fucking. Terrible.
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