Director: William H Macy
Writer: David Hornsby, Lance Krall (Screenplay)
Starring: Kate Upton, Alexandra Daddario, Matt Barr, Matt Jones, Kal Pen, Michael Benyaer, Emy Aneke
Plot: Two friends on a road trip compete for the affections of a handsome man when their flight is redirected due to a hurricane.
Tagline – The flight is off. The fight is on.
Runtime: 1 Hour 28 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Verdict: Simple Comedy
Story: The Layover starts as the two best friends Meg (Upton) and Kate (Daddario) are having their own professional problems and with Meg deciding they need a holiday and plans a holiday away. The next morning they are heading for their only to get delayed and needing to layover, which leads them to fight over Ryan (Barr).
As the battle gets more intense their friendship gets tested to new levels, can they pull through the this and remain friends or will Ryan be the end to their friendship.
Thoughts on The Layover
Characters – Meg has always gotten by using her looks with her latest venture in business failing miserably. She is used to meeting men and getting her way believing she can have any man she wants. Kate is a teacher that is always less forward about finding men, she is being pushed out of her job because of her nature, but wants to prove she can compete against her friend. Ryan the man that the two women want to fight over, the dream for them both as he just goes for the flow, while on the way to a wedding. Craig is one of the guests in the hotel that only tries to be nice between the two women’s ordeal and only gets shot down.
Performances – Kate Upton and Alexandra Daddario playing two beautiful women, well they have the look for the part no question, we can see that Alexandra has more experience in certain acting moments, but Upton makes up for this with comedy timing. Matt Barr and Matt Jones complete the main cast well without needing to do much with their roles.
Story – The story follows two friends that go on a holiday to relax from their life problems only to end up fighting over one guy, testing their own friendship. This is the spin on the more traditional story of two guys fighting over a girl with the guy being the object of the affection this time around. It does work for a laugh along the way and you can see the clear moments that could see the change in decision making happening, the biggest weakness in the story comes from the fact they are both way too beautiful for this film, the way Kate acts makes it feel like it should be pretty woman over one we get which is too unbelievable that she struggles with men. There is a twist in the story, though it seemed easy to see coming, but for a chick flick it works well.
Comedy/Romance – The comedy is good for the most part, it mostly revolves around things going wrong for the women, which will get a laugh, the romance is about who can get the guy before the other and for the most part isn’t really about love, just sex.
Settings – The film teases the idea of a beautiful sunny beach location, only to leave us in and around a hotel waiting for something to happen, which shows us things can take a turn in life.
Scene of the Movie – The pool time.
That Moment That Annoyed Me – The love feels too fake.
Final Thoughts – This is a chick flick through and through, not one I will be watching again, but I can see the target audience getting a laugh out of moments in this film.
Overall: Chick Flick 101
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