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All rights reserved.The Favor (1999, VHS)
Careful What You Ask ForReview created: 11/25/02
by: skbreese-- a member of Epinions and Advisor in Movies
Pros:
Quirky romantic comedy, Some humorous scenes, Lead acting
Quirky romantic comedy, Some humorous scenes, Lead acting
Cons:
Silly plot, Predictable
Silly plot, Predictable
Kathy and Emily are best friends from high school. They are coming up on their 15th year high school reunion. Kathy has the perfect marriage, but his haunted by the memory of her passionate first love. Emily is having an affair with a sexy younger, but emotionally immature, artist. This may sound like the formula for an intriguing romantic comedy, and for the first 90 minutes it works pretty well. However, The Favor takes a strange turn in last half hour, that reduces it to a toned down version of the I Love Lucy show. The film opens with Kathy's (Harley Jane Kozak) daydream of an...
Review ID: 10000000000445323
Fun Cast/Plot ThinReview created: 06/11/07
by: dctraveler -- a member of Epinions
Pros:
Early appearance by movie star Pitt;
Early appearance by movie star Pitt;
Cons:
One-line premise doesn't work as a story
One-line premise doesn't work as a story
If you want to see Brad Pitt shirtless in 1991 and playing the intellectual artist he would later style himself as, watch this. Otherwise, the story -- a herky-jerky yarn about a wife's best friend having a one-night stand with her high school beau -- is weak, ambling, and not very funny. Bill Pullman is cast as the bumbling math professor husband who pulls out his harmonica and annoys everybody. Larry Miller is great as an overblown Lothario who mixes conceit with conspiracy as he unravels the wife's plot.
Review ID: 10000000003806956
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