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I had a fun time watching this. Great cast and some very funny moments that made me laugh out loud. I'm not sure why others didn't care for it. I'm going to rewatch A Simple Favor. It's not required but it's been a long time for me. I thought Blake Lively did a great job playing different attitudes (!) and Anna Kendrick did a great job directing. It was fun, crisp, entertaining. Sure there are a few questionable edits but the went by so quickly that the rest of the scenes made up for them. I would watch a third film easily. It's great to have dark humor in a film that was shot in one of earth's most beautiful places!

I happened to be in Paris when this film was released. I was able to see it three times in 2 weeks at a theater who did English Subtitles. What an incredible movie. Unfortunately, it was released within months of Blake Edwards "10" which also used "Bolero" as it's main theme and that movie went over big time in the US, so distributors had a problem getting this film out. I wish they would re-release it. The thing I enjoy the most about it is the director's multiple uses of the actors. Many play their characters children and grandchildren. It is also an incredible look at a time when the world was trying to blow each other up and it shows that people everywhere just want the same things. A brilliant film.