Set It Up

Name: Set It Up
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: June 15, 2018
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 62
Cast: Evan Parke, Glen Powell, Jacqueline Honulik, Jake Robinson, Joan Smalls

2018

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): June 15, 2018 | TV-14

Starring: Evan Parke, Glen Powell, Jacqueline Honulik, Jake Robinson, Joan Smalls, Jon Rudnitsky, Lucy Liu, Meredith Hagner, Noah Robbins, Pete Davidson, Shyrley Rodriguez, Taye Diggs, Tituss Burgess, Zoey Deutch

Summary: New York assistants, Harper (Zoey Deutch) and Charlie (Glen Powell), are used to going above and beyond for their high-powered (and highly demanding) bosses, Kristen (Lucy Liu) and Rick (Taye Diggs). But now they’re teaming up for the biggest projects of their young careers – getting their bosses to fall in love! Only time will tell whetherNew York assistants, Harper (Zoey Deutch) and Charlie (Glen Powell), are used to going above and beyond for their high-powered (and highly demanding) bosses, Kristen (Lucy Liu) and Rick (Taye Diggs). But now they’re teaming up for the biggest projects of their young careers – getting their bosses to fall in love! Only time will tell whether they strike out…or score a home run.… Expand

Director: Claire Scanlon

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 105 min

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The Film Stage Dan Mecca

Jul 16, 2018

Set It Up, from its title on down, is a fresh mixture of a reliable formula. Read full review

IndieWire Kate Erbland

Jun 14, 2018

Set It Up is a classic rom-com brought to life by a pair of wonderfully well-matched stars who seem to revel in the genre. This is cinematic comfort food, the kind we’ve been starving for. Read full review

Kenneth Seward Jr.

Jun 21, 2018

Set It Up is as formulaic as they come. That fact alone isn’t enough to avoid it on Netflix though. Most fans of this genre know what they are getting into, easily enjoying the charming displays of friendship, the few silly moments, and predictable ending. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Jun 15, 2018

It’s the stars who have to work hardest to sell this kind of egg-white confection, and so they do. Having both charmed individually in previous vehicles, Deutch and Powell combine to winkingly wholesome effect, bringing just enough human self-awareness to their tidy back-and-forth banter to make it palatable. Read full review

Monica Castillo

Jun 28, 2018

While the plot is familiar, Katie Silberman’s witty script plays with expectations. Read full review

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Jun 21, 2018

While so many recent renditions of the rom-com have tried to upgrade the genre — usually by going the raunchy route — Set It Up feels so purposefully classic and familiar that it plays right into that nostalgic feel-good spot. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Jun 15, 2018

The expectation that a female-written, female-directed effort would yield something refreshingly different is scotched within the first few minutes. Read full review

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LiunaticFringe

Jun 15, 2018

A woman (Katie Silberman) wrote Set It Up, a woman (Claire Scanlon) directed it, and a pair of smart, talented actresses (Zoey Deutch, Lucy Liu) carry it over the goal line. It's so lovely to see a rom-com from a distinctly female point of view, where the women involved are not portrayed asA woman (Katie Silberman) wrote Set It Up, a woman (Claire Scanlon) directed it, and a pair of smart, talented actresses (Zoey Deutch, Lucy Liu) carry it over the goal line. It's so lovely to see a rom-com from a distinctly female point of view, where the women involved are not portrayed as desperate and love-deprived, but rather as take-it-or-leave-it, the guy-better-get-with-my-program types who are driven, accomplished entrepreneurs and/or have actual career goals. And putting aside those goals for marriage or children isn't even on the table.

Do you guys realize how rare that is?

Lucy Liu's famed sports reporter Kirsten is smart, accomplished and badass. And of course, Liu knocks it out of the park. Comedy is in her DNA, but she finds and plays the real depth there too. Taye Diggs does his villain thing and Zoey Deutch and Glenn Powell kill it with a cap K as the parent-trapping assistants. They're Hanks-and-Ryan perfect together, showing a surprising amount of emotion and depth, as well as boatloads of smarts, charm and great comic timing. (Their real-life Instagram antics are adorable too.)

Silberman's script is tight as a drum -- every set-up is expertly paid off, there are real-life stakes and the complications keeping the main couple apart are actually believable.

Finally, if you'll notice, most of the male critics were significantly more unimpressed than the female ones. Sorry, fellas. Look at the movie's poster and look around you. Girls rule, boys drool.… Expand

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auroraborealis4

Aug 30, 2018

Awesome chemistry between the leads and the casting was perfect. They turned an otherwise formulaic script and dull dialogue into something entertaining and quite endearing. An easy, light and fun film that is rewatchable.

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LegendaryLass

Dec 14, 2018

A great example of what happens when you let women creators do their thing: a romantic comedy that is believable and intelligent, and sharply funny. Diggs and Liu are astonishing.

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MetaBoBB

Apr 16, 2019

Liked this one more then I thought I would. It is fun, good chem and acting.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

bfoore90

Jul 3, 2018

Good film, a fine cast led by Lucy Lui and Zoey Deutch carry the film over the finish line. It's not necessarily groundbreaking but it offers some laughs

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YungKang

Jun 23, 2018

It's not that original and the plot is a little sequential, but there are some smart writing moments that ensure at least slight chuckles that allow the performances to continue buoying towards the finish line.

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zNeverSleeping

Oct 24, 2020

"Set It Up" é um filme que segue a formula base do gênero. Se você não se preocupa com isso, não é de todo mal assistir, mas caso esteja saturado...

Por mais que haja uma produção, de forma geral, bem feita, o filme carece em diversos aspectos apenas em detrimento de uma trama fácil, o que"Set It Up" é um filme que segue a formula base do gênero. Se você não se preocupa com isso, não é de todo mal assistir, mas caso esteja saturado...

Por mais que haja uma produção, de forma geral, bem feita, o filme carece em diversos aspectos apenas em detrimento de uma trama fácil, o que o deixa incrivelmente vazio. Ainda há um esforço em alguns momentos de passar algo além do proposito entretenimento, mas os personagens são tão contraditórios e unidimensionais que de nada serve. O desenvolvimento é muito obvio, tampouco natural. As piadas são forçadíssimas, e não funcionam em 95% das vezes. Diversos diálogos seguem aquela linha "imprevisível/hostil" de quinta serie que não funciona por ser encaixada de maneira tão genérica. Ninguém é engraçado o tempo todo, mas o roteirista se esqueceu disso.

Como se já não bastasse, o proposito da briga - genérica do gênero - que incentiva o plot não faz tanto sentido na nossa visão. Sabemos que a protagonista idolatra a chefe, e os motivos até nos são ditos, mas nunca demonstrados. Tudo que vemos são chefes insuportáveis, unidimensionais e antipáticos. Ai que me vem o questionamento: essa importância dada aos mesmos realmente convence? Fora toda a explicação que a protagonista dá a chefe sobre ela ter manipulado tudo. Tipo??? Ela nem se quer precisava ter falada aquilo. Um simples "ouvi o que não devia na hora errada no lugar errado" bastaria. Simplesmente forçado ao máximo.

Enfim, no final das contas, não foi uma experiencia tão ruim, pois assisti com minha namorada, mas como uma obra solo... bem abaixo da própria media que os mesmos se inspiram tanto.

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Quality: 4K SDR [Netflix]… Expand

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