US mystery thriller in which a woman seeks to uncover the truth about her friend's disappearance.
Paul Feig makes a slight gear change for a slick thriller that’s best enjoyed with a martini in hand.
It all adds up to a delicious cocktail of a film that teeters on the edge of outrageousness.
Watching Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick trade barbs is entertaining, but Feig’s first thriller suffers from an unconvincing plot and inconsistent tone.
A Simple Favour is neither straight-up comedy nor an out-and-out thriller. But it does all come good in the end with a hysterical action scene involving an electric car – showcasing Feig at his sublime silliest best.
Director Paul Feig combines flippant, off-beat humour with plot twists you would expect to find in the most morbid and feverish film noir.
Tonally mismatched – but Kendrick and Lively are just about compelling enough to pull it off.
Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are wicked fun in this tale of an odd couple friendship turned bizarre mystery.
General release. Check local listings for show times.
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