A Simple Favor

Parental Rating: R

Contains: Language    Nudity    Violence    Sex    Drug Use    Adult Content    

Jill's Review

Opens September 14, 2018

Runs 117 minutes

Stephanie (Anna Kendrick) is a dorky single mom who runs a "Mommy Blog" about cooking and other household things. One day, her son Miles (Joshua Satine) begs to have a playdate with Nicky (Ian Ho). That is when Stephanie meets Nicky's mom Emily (Blake Lively). Emily is everything that Stephanie is not - self-assured, beautiful, sexy and married to hunk Sean (Henry Golding). Stephanie is immediately drawn into Emily's orbit, spending afternoons drinking martinis and listening to Emily's stories. She even babysits Nicky. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie can't help but dig into Emily's past and post updates on her Mommy Blog. Will Stephanie discover what happened to Emily?

This movie is sooo good. It is well-acted and teases you with little hints about what is really going on. Anna Kendrick is perfect as the cute but dorky Mom - the one who signs up for all of the classroom chores at school and always brings treats for all of the kids. Blake Lively is great at playing the sultry, sexy and somewhat mysterious Mom of Nicky. She has a high-powered job and loves her martinis. These two play off of each other like the pros they are. If you like great acting and gorgeous people with a crazy, weird mystery thrown in, then this is for you. It definitely goes over the top at the end but then what would you expect from such a fun and slightly campy movie?  Go see it.

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