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Twisty, twisted, and above all simply fun, A Simple Favor casts a stylish mommy noir spell strengthened by potent performances from Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively. Read critic reviews
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Stephanie is a widowed, single mother who works as a vlogger in Connecticut. Her best friend, Emily, seems to have it all -- a successful career, a loving family and a glamorous lifestyle. When Emily mysteriously disappears one day, Stephanie launches her own investigation by digging into her friend's past -- and finding a few surprises along the way.
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Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Some Graphic Nude Images|Violence)
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Genre: Mystery & thriller, Comedy
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Original Language: English
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Director: Paul Feig
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Producer: Paul Feig, Jessie Henderson
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Writer: Jessica Sharzer
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $53.5M
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Distributor: Lionsgate Films
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Production Co: Lionsgate, Feigco Entertainment
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Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively star in the odd dark comedy(?) A Simple Favor. When her best friend goes missing Stephanie uses her cooking video blog to launch her own investigation (with the help of her followers) and soon learns that her friend wasn't who she thought she was and that she faked her own death. Both Kendrick and Lively give strong performance (especially Lively) and have great chemistry together. The script is kind of weak and takes a while to get to the plot, but once the murder mystery kicks in the film starts picking up momentum and doesn't let up. And it's a good mystery, fully of suspense and intrigue. Plus there's some quirky black humor that's rather amusing. It has a few rough spots, but overall A Simple Favor is an entertaining and fun crime thriller.
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Paul Feig takes his turn at suspense thriller and delivers a fun suspenseful movie led wonderfully by Kendrick and Lively and Henry Golding also brings his A game to this stylish entertaining movie. 03-03-2018
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Interesting to see Feig directing a film out of his element. The Ghostbusters reboot was a slight misdirection for the filmmaker, but he returns with a film that showcases a wide range of genres. It's nice to see a film with a clever 50s noir style plot return to the big screen. Sadly the film did not take the box office by storm, but it is far from a bad film and should garner more interest now that it is away from the mainstream market. The film is very twisty and it's this story movement that keeps this unfolding at an interesting pace. You have no real idea how this will conclude, but you just know it won't end well for someone. The film can't live up to the hype and drops the ball slightly in its conclusion, I had expected something darker, but they go for a very safe ending. Great return to complicated plot lines and I hope more high end filmmakers return to small budget filmmaking like Feig. Fun and clever film that should fine a good home. 29/01/2019.
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I really don't know what vibe A Simple Favor was going for, but I know I kinda liked it.
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