'A SIMPLE FAVOR': Four Stars (Out of Five)
A mystery-thriller/dark comedy about a blogger, and widowed mother, who tries to solve the mystery of a missing best friend, who she just met. The film stars Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively and Henry Golding (of 'CRAZY RICH ASIANS' fame). It was directed by Paul Feig, scripted by Jessica Sharzer, and based on the 2017 novel (of the same name) by Darcey Bell. It's gotten mostly positive reviews from critics, and it's also a hit at the Box Office as well. I enjoyed it quite a bit, mostly. It's funny, the performances are mostly good, and there's some nice twists as well. Some of the comedy towards the end was a little bit too much for me though (and so was Kendrick at times). I think Lively kind of steals the show.
A mystery-thriller/dark comedy about a blogger, and widowed mother, who tries to solve the mystery of a missing best friend, who she just met. The film stars Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively and Henry Golding (of 'CRAZY RICH ASIANS' fame). It was directed by Paul Feig, scripted by Jessica Sharzer, and based on the 2017 novel (of the same name) by Darcey Bell. It's gotten mostly positive reviews from critics, and it's also a hit at the Box Office as well. I enjoyed it quite a bit, mostly. It's funny, the performances are mostly good, and there's some nice twists as well. Some of the comedy towards the end was a little bit too much for me though (and so was Kendrick at times). I think Lively kind of steals the show.