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A Simple Favour - CATCH IT (B+) In recent times, its rare to watch two genres getting mushed into one and still work. A simple favour took the thriller genre and added comedy in a very subtle way. I believe the work works better because of perfect casting of Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively. Both girls nailed the part and their chemistry is palpable.

Its a perfect movie for a fun night out. The girls are amazing and movie is a complete fun to watch. Go See It!!!

I was not too impressed with the audiobook but I decided to give the movie a try. It is fun. Anna Kendrick starts out playing a nerdy mom of a preschool son. Blake Lively plays a larger than life, bitchy sophisticate. The story has a lot of twists and turns. It is funny and visually beautiful with jazzy French music. Jean Smart is awesome as usual but she only has a small part. If you want a movie that you don't need to take too seriously but will be fun, this is a good choice. The story is different from the book and maybe a little more believable. It was interesting to see how much Anna Kendrick's character changes during the movie. I liked it.

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.

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.

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.