The sequel no one asked for, the sequel no one wanted.

| Original Score: 4/10 | May 13, 2025

This film feels passionless and obligatory, which I can't say about its fun predecessor.

| Original Score: C- | May 13, 2025

Felt like a bizarre mashup imitation of "Only Murders in the Building" and "The White Lotus," but dialed up to an absurd degree, in this extremely over-the-top murder mystery that’s way to convoluted for its initial simple premise.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 12, 2025

Essentially the logline is "more of the same" but if you like the first film that's not a problem. Lively continues to excel, the costumes are even more outrageous and the pacing/editing still lags. It's all good fun

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 12, 2025

I have a simple favor to ask of this team. Please stop making these movies.

| May 11, 2025

There’s a big twist at the end, which is both outlandish and tiresomely predictable, and shows how desperate everyone involved was to figure out the secret sauce that made the first movie so enjoyable.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 10, 2025

There is little left to learn which zaps the tension and playfulness that made the original film as great as it is. But as far as the deadly thriller in the plot goes, it is a good one. And as far as cinematic high fashion goes, these fits can’t be beat.

| May 9, 2025

Another Favor tries to push boundaries, but feels forced.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 9, 2025

Another Simple Favor essentially plays out the shift from art to “content” in real time, but there is still a little art here.

| May 9, 2025

If ludicrous escapism is your thing, this will make for a diverting experience. It’s just a shame that the story is not as sharp as the characters’ barbs.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 9, 2025

But neither Favor ever promised an insightful look at real-life crime adventures, making it enjoyable to hang around for the finale.

| May 8, 2025

Anna Kendrick has screen charm to spare, and Blake Lively wears the hell out of a shirtless suit. But the convolutions of the plot are too much in this sequel with plenty of style and little spark.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 8, 2025

In happier news, Another Simple Favor is still fun. It’s just not very good. While it might not live up to the standard of the first film, it keeps true to its spirit, even if it’s less of a carefully constructed puzzle and more a vibe.

| May 8, 2025

Diminishing returns? Inevitably. But Another Simple Favor inspires enough laughter to render it a success.

| May 8, 2025

All in all, it’s a mostly fun time (that one scene notwithstanding) and the costumes are honestly worth the price of admission, along with the stunning shots of Capri’s landscape and narrow streets.

| May 8, 2025

More glamourous, gag-filled and Euro-trashy than before, the jape turns out to be a winning endeavour, its second hour stuffed with so many nutty twists the whole thing becomes delightfully preposterous as the two leads chime in with cheesy performances.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 8, 2025

Feig directs the picture without much of a feeling for Capri, one of the most beautiful places on earth, but which here might as well have been a studio backlot.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | May 7, 2025

Sure, it's all a bit overstuffed, and viewers are likely to solve the mystery well before Stephanie does. But like a decadent Italian getaway, no matter what, it's fabulous fun.

| May 7, 2025

It's rubbish. Lightning didn't strike twice.

| May 7, 2025

An extraordinarily tiresome, borderline incomprehensible omnishambles of twists, reversals and mixed identities...replete with contrived situations, obnoxious characters and witless dialogue.

| Original Score: C- | May 7, 2025