Directed by Paul Feig
Screenplay written by Jessica Sharzer
Based upon the novel by Darcy Bell
Starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively and Henry Golding
A sheltered mommy-blogger who is formerly a widower and spends all of her time devoted to being a mother, befriends a mysteriously beautiful business women who drinks martini's for breakfast. The trailer for this movie gives you no other information other that that, and if you haven't read Darcy Bell's novel, then this film's plot is an utter mystery thriller to you. Add that Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively are in the starring roles, and I'm buying my ticket.
As I mentioned prior; Stephanie (Anna Kendrick) is a single mother with a parenting vlog who devotes all her time to her young child and her fellow mommy viewers, trying to forget her past. She meets a fellow mom from her kid's class, Emily (Blake Lively) who is a secretive upper-class women that may be a little less devoted to the life of her child. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie makes it her mission to uncover the truth.
This thriller does have an interesting plot with many twists and turns that kept me on my toes the whole movie. While you're following the mystery behind Emily's disappearance, you are also learning about some dark revelations from the past of both the women. While Stephanie's sub-plot ends up being a little flawed, given they start to delve into it and it ends up going nowhere, it still gives you an idea of how it shaped her now and makes her character more complex.
Stephanie's character is a little awkward and over the top at times as she is a walking stereotype of a stay-at-home mother. However when you put her next to the confidence and pose of Emily, its a brilliant combination. The two women are so different, yet very similar as they both have skeletons in their closets and imperfections they bring to the table.
Anna Kendrick has always been one of my favorite actors, and though I had never actually seen many things with Blake Lively her style and sophistication always attract me like a bee to honey. They complimented each other perfectly in this film. I think playing an upper-east sider with gorgeous fashion was familiar territory for Lively having played Sarena on Gossip Girl for years, so she fit this role like a glove. Kendrick seems to play roles as the chipper naive girl a lot, so she fit well in Stephanie's shoes. Henry Golding in the supporting role of Emily's husband is good too.
7/10
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