US EditionHere’s How Amazon’s ‘Another Simple Favor’ With Blake Lively Is Reviewing
- Amazon released the sequel Another Simple Favor on May 1, 2025, starring Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively, set mostly on the island of Capri, Italy.
- The film follows Stephanie Smothers, a suburban mom-turned-true-crime-author who is drawn back into Emily Nelson's criminal world after being asked to be maid of honor.
- The plot builds on a web of murders, Mafia ties, FBI involvement, and complex relationships with twists considered wilder but sometimes nonsensical compared to the original 2018 film.
- Another Simple Favor holds an 80% Rotten Tomatoes score based on 54 reviews with praise for Kendrick and Lively's chemistry but criticism of the downgraded elements and uneven direction by Paul Feig.
- The film's release may face mixed audience reactions partly due to offscreen controversies involving Blake Lively, but it remains recommended especially for fans of the original movie.
12 Articles
12 Articles
Blake Lively Spotted in Two Chic Outfits for ‘Seth Meyers’ Taping | Just Jared: Celebrity News and Gossip
Blake Lively is continuing to flaunt chic fashion during the promo trail for her new movie Another Simple Favor! The 37-year-old actress was seen in two looks while attending a taping of Late Night with Seth Meyers on Thursday (May 1) in New York City. Blake wore a white dress while heading into a studio and was later seen in a blue tweed outfit while leaving the taping. Today is the release date for Blake‘s new movie, which is now streaming on …
<em>Another Simple Favor</em>: Blood-Spattered Bride
Why isn’t Another Simple Favor in theaters? The sequel to 2018’s A Simple Favor is good enough to be there, considerably better than a lot of the comedies that we get these days. Of course, the easy answer is lead actress Blake Lively’s legal troubles stemming from her collaboration with Justin Baldoni It Ends With Us, which have shown her in an unflattering light. (To be clear, they have shown Baldoni in a far worse light.) That answer is too e…
Review: Anna Kendrick tries, but Prime Video’s Another Simple Favor ends with Blake Lively’s deathly presence
Seven years on from A Simple Favor, this attempt feels severely downgraded: The story’s twists are predictable or nonsensical, the comedy is mean without being spirited
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources are Center
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
Ownership
To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage
