Set It Up (2018)

So, the film I chose for today was in a way intentionally picked and that is because of how much I enjoy watching my celebrity crush Zoey Deutch (Flower, Zombieland: Double Tap). So, while I was cruising through Netflix, I saw that she starred in the 2018 romantic comedy Set It Up that sees her play Harper, an assistant to a ruthless sports writer. Glen Powell (Everybody Wanst Some!) plays Charlie, a sweet kid who aspires to be his asshole boss who works in thew same building as Harper. One day the two faithfully meet and decide that they are going to try and make their lives easier by setting up their bosses to date and while it's a fruitful mission it could prove to be a disaster as well, but that is the risk you take. The film also stars Lucy Liu (Kill Bill: Vol. 1) as Kirsten, Taye Diggs (House On Haunted Hill) as Rick, Joan Smalls (John Wick: Chapter 2) as Suze, Pete Davidson (The Dirt) as Duncan, Meredith Hagner (Ingrid Goes West) as Becca, Jon Rudnitsky (Big Hero 6: The Series) as Mike, Tituss Burgess (Dolemite Is My Name) as Creepy Tim, Jake Robinson (The Carrie Diaries) as Golf Guy, Aaron Costa Ganis (Jessica Jones) as Dan, and the film was directed by Claire Scanlon (The Last Man On Earth).

One thing I will say is that while I am not a huge fan of Pete Davidson (I hated him in The Dirt), I thought he did a pretty good job as a side character in this one. He is just there to add some comedic relief moments and while not totally hilarious, he served his purpose. The real stars of the film are exactly who the writer and director wanted them to be and that is Glen Powell and Zoey Deutch who carry the film all the way through and they deliver the goods because they kept me well entertained. One thing I will say is that you obviously know right from the first minute that while they are trying to set up their bosses, it's inevitable that they will eventually fall in love because it just written there all over the place. You just knew that Harper wasn't going to find the right guy and that Suze was not the right girl for Charlie, it was just a matter of time until we visited that and we did. At one point, you start rooting for that more than you're rooting for the bosses to continue to hook up. That is why Ia m saying that Powell and Deutch are the MVP's of the film and if you think about it that means the film was well structured when written because every character does his/her specific job which allows our duo to be MVP's. This is definitely a good date night film especially if you and your significant other are looking for something to watch. He is only in it a couple of times in the film, but Tituss Burgess';s role as Creepy Tim is gold. I am going to go ahead and give this one a grade somewhere between an B+/A- for a final grade.