Emily (Blake Lively) is effortlessly cool and glamourous. She works a high-profile job in the city and has a handsome husband and an air of mystery. No one is more surprised than Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), a single mom and mommy blogger, when Emily befriends her. Their boys are friendly in school and now the mums are friendly over martinis.
But just weeks after an unlikely friendship blossoms between Emily and Stephanie, Emily calls her with a request for a simple favor: a work emergency has popped up, could Stephanie pick up her son from school? Two days later, the son is still in Stephanie’s care, and no one had heard from Emily.
As the investigation into Emily’s disappearance deepens, Emily’s secrets unravel. Her 
husband Sean (Henry Golding) is very revealing. Turns out, Emily was a pathological liar and her past was very closely guarded. Stephanie doesn’t know what to think about her friend, but her doubts don’t exactly stop her from getting cozy with Sean…and eventually moving right in. Which seems like a bitch move from a grieving best friend, but then, the recent widower isn’t exactly objecting. Why is Sean not objecting?
Anna Kendrick is very good at being a pathetic loser, and Blake Lively is extraordinary at being a clotheshorse. This movie is exceedingly stylish. Blake Lively’s menswear-inspired wardrobe is to die for, but I swear I’m not the one who killed her. But no matter how you dress this thing up, it’s no Gone Girl, but that’s exactly what it wants you to mistake it for. Unfortunately, it can’t quite embrace any one genre. It often looks noir but goes for the easy laugh. Which one is it, truly? I admire that Kevin Feig went for a blend of both, but I don’t think he quite pulled it off. However, if you’re a fan of the Kendrick-Lively duo, they’ve never been Livelier or more Kendricky. They each know their strengths, and Feig gives them a beautiful stage on which to drip their special sauces.
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Great post. I liked the movie, just saw it over the weekend
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I admired Blakes clothing, didnt enjoy the movie though. Blogged through the sitting.
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It sounds like a good one, but I’ll wait until I can watch it on TV.
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I keep hearing the comparisons to Gone Girl, so I may just skip this one
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What, no questions about how this site has or has not seen the Sonic the Hedgehog movie poster? Tired of no ome answering you? Yeah, thats right. Stfu
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I’ve always counted myself as a fan of Kendrick’s but this movie was *too much* Anna Kendrick for me. She needed to be toned down. Lively was great though and I enjoyed it overall.
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Yeah, her Kendrickness was nearing levels more akin to an SNL sketch.
And the pompom sweater and cutesie socks!
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I missed this one. I heard about it, but I never got around to seeing it.
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I really liked it but I’ll take overflowing doses of Anna Kendrick whenever I can get them.
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Oh really?????
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Not for me this.
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I loved this. The clothes were great, they both looked great, the script was a bit silly but it was fun overall. 🙂 And wow Henry Golding is pretty to look at.
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He sure is!
And weren’t the costumes divine?
I liked the gulf between the two, Blake’s crazy couture, vs Anna’s cheery kindergarten teacher looks
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I found it pretty enjoyable. Loved the soundtrack.
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Just saw this last weekend. Ugh. It had a few moments, but not a gold star for me. It was a little too much Kendrick, a little too much pompoms.
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