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Film Reviews: New Releases for May 2
Thunderbolts*, Another Simple Favor, The Surfer, Bonjour Tristesse, Rosario
Thunderbolts* Another Simple Favor *** The plot here is somehow even more lurid and preposterous than the original based on Darcey Bell's novel, but if that's the price we have to pay to get more delightful interplay between Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, then so be it.
Those who saw 2018's A Simple Favor might recall that it ended with suburban housewife Emily (Lively) in jail after mommy-blogger Stephanie (Kendrick) unmasked Emily as a homicidal con artist; several years later, Stephanie has written a true-crime novel based on that experience, Emily is freshly out of prison pending appeal…
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