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No, “a simple favor” is not based on a true story; It is based on a successful novel of the same name of Dcecey Bell, which was released in 2017. Now that we have removed it, What is “a simple favor?”

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Directed by Paul Feig and written by Jessica Sharzer (who, once again, adapted him from Bell’s book), “A Simple Favor” hit theaters in 2018 with Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively at the helm like two enormously Different women who end up gathering unexpectedly. Kendrick’s household mom and “Mommy Blogger” Stephanie Smothers Porte de Pretty little socks at point and is too much responsibility for each sale of pastries, and the Maven de la Mode de Lively Emily Nelson is part of the film in the submission of Christian Louboutin Stilettos and literally Stephanie shocks. (Lively is, in real life, good friends with the famous Louboutin shoe creator and frequently carries his creations on red carpets; she personally asked him if he would provide shoes for this film, and accordingly, Emily is only Given in heels and boots with red in -ses.) Emily and Stephanie end up binding on too many frozen martinis – in fact, Stephanie tells Emily a part of her deepest and darkest secrets – but when Emily asks Stephanie to look at her son, then disappears, Stephanie is left to take the pieces with the husband of Emily Sean TOWNSEND (Henry Golding) and think of Emily for Emily Sean Townsend (Henry Gold) and think of Emily.

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From this moment, “a simple favor” obtains seriously Twisted and Wild … But thanks to the prudent and intelligent direction of Feig and the extremely funny Sharzer script, not to mention the excellent chemistry between Kendrick and Lively, you cannot help get on board (and perhaps make a Martini in their honor). Be notified, however: while I arrive in the weeds of “a simple favor”, light spoilers will follow (and if you have not seen this film, correct it immediately).

On his credit, Stephanie launches a campaign of a full -fledged person for her new friend Emily … but she Also is found in a romantic tangle with Sean, complicating everything. When a body washes in a lake in rural Michigan which corresponds to the description and DNA of Emily – and is adorned with the engagement ring that Sean gave him which belonged to his mother – Stephanie and Sean are allowed to cry, but the two begin to believe that they can start a new life with their two sons.

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Unfortunately for Stephanie, it is not as simple. When Emily’s autopsy reveals serious hepatic damage and heroin traces, Stephanie becomes suspicious, and this is not helped by the fact that Sean recently increased Emily life insurance to $ 4 million Or The fact that Emily now leaves Stephanie threatening vocal messages about her past. Seeking answers, Stephanie will see the mother distant from Emily Margaret (Jean Smart), who reveals that Emily had a sister … a double sister. You see, Emily is not his real name; She was born Hope McLendon, with twin sisters named Faith and Charity, but charity died tragically at a young age, leaving her sisters behind.

In the end, we learn that Emily sought faith – which fights against heroin and alcohol dependencies – and killed her own sister, planting the ring so that she and Sean can recover her heavy life insurance and start a new life together. This plan changed, however, when Emily spied on Sean and Stephanie and realized that they were connecting, then when Emily finally turns out to Stéphanie, Stephanie and Sean try to trap her to confess her crimes. Emily do Confess and kills almost both her husband and her friend … But when she tries to flee the police, the parent company of Stephanie primary school, Darren (Andrew Rannells), strikes her with her car, and she apprehended and arrested. It looks like the end of the story of Emily and Stéphanie – but this is not the case.

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You might think that Emily goes to murder prison would mean that his story is finished, but on May 1, 2025, Paul Feig, Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively have all returned for a suite, “another simple favor” – Although it is built on a story and an original script by Jessica Sharzer and Laeta Kalogidis, because Bell has not written immediately. Five years after the end of the first film, Stephanie is on a book tour promoting “The Faceless Blonde”, which obviously concerns Emily … and is shockedTo say the least, when Emily plants a book signature. At the sight of everyone, including the agent of Stephanie Vicky (Alex Newell) and Darren, Emily told Stephanie that her excellent lawyers appealed her and that she married a rich and beautiful man named Dante Versano (Michele Morrone) on the Italian island of Capri. Stéphanie, does Emily wonder out loud, will she be the bridesmaid?

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Obviously, Stéphanie feels roughly That Emily wants to take revenge, but she agrees to go to Capri anyway (largely because, well, her book does not sell as much copies as it had hoped). Everyone gathers in Capri, including the Versano family – Dante Portia’s mother (Elena Sofia Ricci) is particularly terrifying and seems hate Emily – Sean, Emily’s son, Nico (Ian Ho, taking over his role in the first film), Emily Margaret’s mother (now played by Elizabeth Perkins), and the particularly possessive aunt of Emily Linda (Allison Janney, bringing together with Feig after the two collaborated on his excellent Caper “Spy” comedy). I will not actually continue and spoil “another simple favor”, but this film is a plot crazier than the first in terms of twists and turns; It is not quite as dressed in iron in its logic as the first, but it is always a ton of pleasure, and you will always want to associate it with a Martini.

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“A simple favor” is available to broadcast on NetflixAnd “another simple favor” is in difficulty exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.