Way back in August of last year, I was made aware of a new Paul Feig thriller titled A Simple Favor, in which Anna Kendrick stars as a mommy blogger searching for her missing BFF, a savvy PR executive played by Blake Lively. It immediately became my favorite movie, even though I hadn’t seen a second of it. And now the trailer is here, featuring Kendrick in all her pom-pom-covered sweater glory.
The movie is based on the book A Simple Favor,by Darcey Bell, and Kendrick plays Stephanie, a mommy blogger living in Connecticut who befriends the chic, secret-keeping, tuxedo-wearing Emily (Lively) who then mysteriously vanishes one day. While the premise might suggest the movie is a gritty thriller (and it seems to be marketed that way), given that this is a Paul Feig project I suspect this will be funnier than it’s letting on. Or, perhaps I’m just hoping it’s funnier than it’s letting on. Either way, Anna Kendrick as a crime-solving mommy blogger is funny enough, as is Lively dressing like she’s going to the Met Opera in every scene of this trailer, no matter how serious the tone.
