From the darker side of Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters) we have this R rated modern day thriller mixed in with some light heartedness. Anna Kendrick is Stephanie, a mother of one and a mommy blogger in suburban Connecticut. At her son's school she meets Emily (Blake Lively) who is a fashionable executive who works "In the City". They develop an unlikely friendship and then Emily asks Stephanie for "a simple favor" - pick up her son. Then Emily goes missing. Stephanie is then forced to help Sean (Henry Golding, Crazy Rich Asians) pick up the pieces.
Without giving away too much plot, what starts as a Gone Girl turns into a more complicated mystery which is solved in a classic Hollywood manner. I won't mention the movie but it is a film noir classic.
A nice mix of serious and funny. Some of the scenes between Stephanie and Emily are very well put together visually.
* * * * * - why not? A nice mix of comedy and drama. My 2 favorites.
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