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Feigco Entertainment

Lionsgate

United States of America

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Anna Kendrick

Blake Lively

Michele Morrone

Henry Golding

Allison Janney

Elizabeth Perkins

Elena Sofia Ricci

Alex Newell

Andrew Rannells

Taylor Ortega

Bashir Salahuddin

Lorenzo de Moor

Joshua Satine

Ian Ho

Kelly McCormack

Aparna Nancherla

Jake Tapper

Mitch Salm

Diletta Jayne

Holmes

Kate Rachesky

Melanie Neu

Sylvia Kleoniki

Hilary Belle Walker

Silvio Caldarozzi

Sandro Bersani

Claudio Vanni

Sophia Angelozzi

Max Malatesta

Giulio Anese

Gianluigi Lembo

Alessandro Palazzi

Anita Pititto

Massimiliano Viola

Jade Pirovano

Alessandra Pacifico

Paul Feig

Laura Fischer

Jessica Sharzer

Darcey Bell

Laeta Kalogridis

John Schwartzman

Martin Whist

Brent White

Marco Valerio Pugini

Jennifer Booth

Theodore Shapiro

Massimiliano Ubaldi

Gabriele Scilla

Gianluigi Scilla

Alessandro Ubaldi

Matteo Angelucci

Federico Grillo

Gabriele Ragusa

Franco Medici

Daniele Nguyen

Simone Ranieri

Emanuele Ercolani

Riccardo Geremia

Patrizio Licata

Andrea Giglio

Emanuele Romano

Ivano Silveri

Alex De Silva

Miriam Fascellaro

Giorgia Pepe

llaria Meffe

Simone De Gasperis

Craciun Dragons

Alexia Barbiero

Maha Gamal Ismail

Daniele Camerlingo

Gabriele Chichierchia

Armando Pizzuti

Annamaria Sambucco

Zoe Dennis

Gianpaolo Rifino

Saverio Sammali

Claudia Granucci

Leonardo Grillo

Francesca Cuppone

Melania Santucci

Silvia Di Noia

Elena Farinelli

Marco Torresin

Roberta Della Nave

Marco De Matteo

Dotti Ilaria

Ivan Massi

Alessandra Querzola

Francesco Fonda

Giulia Berardi

Alessio Barbarossa

Daniele Chiavacci

Elio Martinoli

Alessandro De Angelis

Marco Mioni

Mario Rizzo

Emiliano Annibaldi

Gianmarco Pasqua

Daniele De Nicolo

Alessandro Monticelli

Alessandro De Marco

Marco Emiliani

Valerio Cappelletti

Luca Labartino

Claudia Moscatello

Federico Ciommo

Laura Ninni

Brunello Terracciano

Ludovica Mercuri

Adriano Maggi

Ian Fox

Gian Claudio Giacomini

Andrea Picano

Emiliano Topai

Fabio Ciotto

Lorenzo Scocco

Roberto Gentili

Alessandro Di Meo

Maria Marangoni

Tommaso Perrone

Flaminia Mereu

Gabriele Marengo

Donatella Sforza

Eleonora Marcelli

Chiara Cocchi

David Ambrosi

David Mariottini

Lulian Jicu

Angelo Bonanni

Luigi Pini

Paolo Testa

Francesco Zaccaria

Manuel São Bento

Coming into Another Simple Favor, I was ready to dive back into the delicious, twisted world that the original film so brilliantly established. While I appreciated the opportunity to revisit these characters, the movie's saving grace is undoubtedly the electrifying chemistry between stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. The ease and spark they share on screen, trading barbed dialogue and suspicious glances, proves both actresses are far more talented and compelling than the general audience perception often gives them credit for. They're the engine of this sequel, effortlessly selling their intricate, dysfunctional friendship against a glamorous backdrop. On a purely visual level, the film is a feast, with the costume design standing out as the undisputed technical highlight — the sheer extravagance alone warrants a viewing, but it's a beautiful distraction from what's missing underneath.

However, that initial intrigue quickly gives way to disappointment, primarily due to the brutal and jarring tonal shift. Where the first movie balanced dark, sinister atmosphere with mystery, Another Simple Favor jumps headfirst into over-the-top, unabashed comedy that simply fails to mesh with the intriguing setup. The whole affair quickly becomes bogged down by a convoluted plot that features several unnecessary and uninteresting storylines, leading to a conclusion that not only feels endless but is also hampered by strangely artificial cinematography. The pivotal climax is shockingly distracting, using either poor green screen or oddly unnatural lighting that makes the real sets feel fake. Ultimately, I couldn't say I fully disliked or liked it; the film occupies a strange, underwhelming middle ground. The original mystery was a lightning-in-a-bottle experience that should've been left untouched, and that's still the better recommendation.

Rating: C

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