Stars: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Joshua Satine, Ian Ho, Rupert Friend | Written by Jessica Sharzer | Directed by Paul Feig
Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor is understandably an interesting direction for the director to take after a string of highly successful and critically acclaimed comedies. Deviating from the more traditional Feig style of over the top humour and marketed as a low-brow stylish thriller and only the second dramatic entry into his filmography after I am David in 2003, certainly got tongues wagging in the film hemisphere, considering the completely bizarre and ridiculous marketing, as well as the splendid cast list with Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, but unfortunately the returns are a catastrophic bore.
The biggest compliment one can give is the terrific performance of Lively, who is gaining significant traction and plaudits with this specific role as if she’s never acted before, surprisingly so as Lively...
Paul Feig’s A Simple Favor is understandably an interesting direction for the director to take after a string of highly successful and critically acclaimed comedies. Deviating from the more traditional Feig style of over the top humour and marketed as a low-brow stylish thriller and only the second dramatic entry into his filmography after I am David in 2003, certainly got tongues wagging in the film hemisphere, considering the completely bizarre and ridiculous marketing, as well as the splendid cast list with Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, but unfortunately the returns are a catastrophic bore.
The biggest compliment one can give is the terrific performance of Lively, who is gaining significant traction and plaudits with this specific role as if she’s never acted before, surprisingly so as Lively...
- 9/22/2018
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
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