Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes ... Read allStephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.
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My wife an I were pleasantly surprised by this gem. The two lead actresses did a great job. The first half of the movie kept you engaged. The second half dragged a bit but overall it was a very good film!
Turned this on by chance , looked like a romcom turned out a murder mystery!!
It became a dark comedy thriller with a great lead .
Witty , funny with twists and turns .
Not a boring moment from start to finish !
The movie was quite enjoyable for the longest time. Well paced, well acted (mostly). Then the conclusion happened. Like seriously what where they thinking.
Not only was it bad (I guess that's just an opinion, but still), it was also a lot worse written, paced and acted than the rest of the movie, up to the point where the only explanation is that the producers or SOMEONE wanted the ending changed to... this. The movie would have been a lot better if it just ended half an hour earlier. The ending is one of the worst I have seen in years.
Not only was it bad (I guess that's just an opinion, but still), it was also a lot worse written, paced and acted than the rest of the movie, up to the point where the only explanation is that the producers or SOMEONE wanted the ending changed to... this. The movie would have been a lot better if it just ended half an hour earlier. The ending is one of the worst I have seen in years.
Watching Blake on screen never dissapoints, but in this picture also Anna has a great performance from the almost naive soccer mom to the character at the end of the movie without losing the essence of her rol. Even though I would have change small aspects of the script, the plot kept me going trying to figure out the truth behind everything. The balance between the terrible things that happen and the everyday routine of a suburban neighborhood is, in my opinion, excellent. The movie was very much worth the time.
I'm compelled to review since the current rating of 6.8 vastly under estimates the fun factor of this movie. I found this title after watching Last Christmas which also starred Henry Golding. I assumed it was another chick flick but my husband acquiesced good-naturedly and ended up loving it as much as I did. The dialogue is clever and sometimes LOL funny and, while we did predict a couple of twists, it still delivered some surprises. Anna Kendrick shines as the unlikely "best friend" of Blake Lively. Thoroughly enjoyable.
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- TriviaTo accentuate the contrast between the scary and the funny, director Paul Feig made the decision to shoot the movie like a brightly-lit comedy. "Thrilling things happen in the daylight rather than in darkly lit rooms." He adds, "in the suburbs, there's not a lot of hiding among the white walls and bright windows."
- GoofsWhen Stephanie receives the email about Emily being spotted in Michigan, you can see it is actually an email that has been typed but not sent. The shot of the computer screen shows the "Compose" tab of Stephanie's email is open (not the inbox), with the "send email" button at the bottom of the page.
- Alternate versionsIn an alternate ending on the DVD, Sean assembles a flash mob that dances for Stephanie in the school playground, ending with Sean proposing to Stephanie.
- ConnectionsEdited from A Simple Favor: Flash Mob (Alternate Ending) (2018)
- SoundtracksÇa s'est Arrangé
(Music to Watch Girls by)
Music by Sid Ramin
English lyrics by Anthony Velona
French lyrics by André Salvet and Claude Carrère
Performed by Jean-Paul Keller
Courtesy of Barclay France under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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- Also known as
- Un pequeño favor
- Filming locations
- Unionville, Ontario, Canada(street, bridge)
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- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $53,548,586
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,011,689
- Sep 16, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $97,644,617
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.00 : 1
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