Role Play

A succinct review of the movie “Role Play”:

In the ever-expanding realm of action comedies, Role Play emerges as a competent yet somewhat unoriginal caper. The film follows a married couple, portrayed by the always-watchable Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo, who find themselves thrust into action when the wife’s secret job as an assassin comes to light. While it doesn’t break any new ground, it manages to avoid the pitfalls that often plague similar films.

Cuoco, fresh off her success in The Flight Attendant, takes on the role of a suburban mom with a double life – globe-trotting assassin by day, PTA meetings by night. Her chemistry with Oyelowo injects energy into the proceedings, even if the wattage is slightly lower than the A-list stars we’re accustomed to. The film’s victory lies in not being as atrocious as some of its counterparts, a bronze medal in a field where gold is elusive.

Role Play balances humor and intrigue, albeit with a dash of familiarity. It’s funny in a quiet, chuckle-to-yourself kind of way, emphasizing character-driven moments over explosive action sequences. While the latter may leave something to be desired, the film’s charm and charisma make it an entertaining ride worth taking.

So, if you’re up for a low-key blend of comedy and suspense, give Role Play a shot. Just don’t expect it to redefine the genre – it’s more like a cozy date-night flick than a game-changer. Watch HD Movie.

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Float (2024 film)

Waverly (Andrea Bang) thought she had her future figured out. She'd start her medical residency in Toronto after a summer visit to her parents in Taipei. When her plans are suddenly changed, she makes an impulsive detour to a small Canadian town, where she meets local lifeguard Blake (Robbie Amell). Watch Movie.

After he saves her from nearly drowning at a beach party, Blake offers to teach Waverly to swim, and as the lessons continue, the two unexpectedly find themselves falling in love. But will Blake's ties to his past and Waverly's plans to begin a new job keep them apart once summer ends? Based on the novel by Kate Marchant. 

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Upgraded (2024)

A terrific rom-com premise is mostly wasted in director Carlson Young’s Upgraded, starring Camila Mendes and Archie Renaux as two strangers who bump into each other on a transatlantic flight. Out on Prime Video, the movie falls back on tried-and-tested genre tropes for almost the entire duration of its 90-minute run-time, although it’s up for debate if it wants to rewrite the rulebook at all. The result is something that, despite the foreign setting and intermittently enjoyable shenanigans, feels all too familiar.

Mendes plays Ana, a young intern at a coveted art gallery, who is sent to shadow her demanding boss on a trip to London. Ana is crashing on her sister’s couch, her art history degree hilariously compared by her brother-in-law to his ‘masters in kung-fu movies’ — which is to say that it’s just as worthless. But despite her lack of options, Ana is an ambitious young woman. In many ways, she’s like Anne Hathaway’s character in The Devil Wears Prada.

And often, Upgraded appears to draw from that rom-com classic quite liberally. There is no greater similarity between the two films, for instance, than the characterisation of Ana’s boss. Clearly modelled on Miranda Priestly, who was played so memorably by Meryl Streep in that film, Ana’s boss in Upgraded is an equally haughty middle-aged woman named Claire Dupont. She’s played by a game Marisa Tomei, who gives her a vague Eastern European accent and a formidable reputation. The rumour around the office, however, is that Claire is actually from Wisconsin.

Either way, she’s a tough cookie. She barks orders at her minions, doesn’t tolerate incompetence, but takes notice of Ana after she displays her keen observation skills during a high-stakes auction. Impressed, Claire commands her to join her and her two mean girl assistants on the Europe trip, where she intends to close a major deal. Out of spite, the assistants book Ana on a different flight. But in a fortunate turn of events at the airport — the lady behind the counter takes pity on her — Ana is upgraded to first class, and this is where she runs into the charming William. Watch movie.

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