Movie #2155 "Set It Up" (netflix) I think this is the best of the bunch, so I started with it first --- I kept going by this one -- I was intrigued with the cast, but it sounded so Hallmarkian, and to me that's saved for Christmas. However,the other day I was looking for something good to watch during my nightly walk, and this fit the bill --- and I'm so happy, because it renewed my interest in the lead girl, Zoey Deutch (whom I had respected in the recent movie "Outfit" with Mark Rylance - still one of the best films of 2022). So the storyline deals with two disgruntled personal assistants (like Anne Hathaway in "Devil Wears Prada") who have a meet -cute getting delivery food for their bosses and decide that if their bosses had a romance, it would give them more individual time to be on their own --- and a quicker way to move up the food chain, so to speak. Besides, they have all the power in that they run their bosses' calendars, i.e. lives. So they pencil in cute meet -ups for their bosses, little gifts to each other, set up phone calls, and are able to be quite successful because they know all their details (like favorite foods, likes/dislikes, etc.) Sounds crazy, right? if you watch though, the two leads are pretty convincing in their earnestness ---- what I liked esp. about the film was the messy (non Halmarkian) ending --- I don't want to say any more, but one of the major ways I judge rom-coms is if the conflict that occurs halfway to three quarters of the way through the film needs to be convincing and not manufactured ,and I thought this one worked. I give this a 4 because it's funny, has good chemistry in the two leads and their bosses, and an unexpected turn by Pete Davidson who in a small part does a Bill Murray-like job with it!
"SET IT UP" 1 hour 45 minutes 2018
Two young assistants in NY city realize they can make their lives easier by setting up their workaholic bosses to date. While trying to perpetuate this romantic ruse between their nightmare bosses, the assistants come to many realizations along the way . (can you guess what one of them is?)
Director: Claire Scanlon
Writer: Katie Silberman
Actors: Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs
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