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- 2024
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 44 m
- 2024
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 44 m
Summary Ana (Camila Mendes) is an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss Claire (Marisa Tomei). When she's upgraded to first class on a work trip, she meets handsome Will (Archie Renaux), who mistakes Ana for her boss– a white lie that sets off a glamorous chain of events, romance and op...
Directed By: Carlson Young
Written By: Christine Lenig, Justin Matthews, Luke Spencer Roberts
- 2024
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 44 m
- 2024
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 44 m
Upgraded
59
5.2
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Summary Ana (Camila Mendes) is an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss Claire (Marisa Tomei). When she's upgraded to first class on a work trip, she meets handsome Will (Archie Renaux), who mistakes Ana for her boss– a white lie that sets off a glamorous chain of events, romance and op...
Directed By: Carlson Young
Written By: Christine Lenig, Justin Matthews, Luke Spencer Roberts
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
59
44% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
59
44% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
11% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Mendes’ likability (and relatability) almost mirrors Amanda Bynes’ Hollywood reign during the “She’s the Man” and “Sydney White” days. Upgraded is essentially “What a Girl Wants” meets “Devil Wears Prada” with a dash of “Emily in Paris” camp. The combo makes it one of the easiest rom-coms to digest as of late.
Director Carlson Young and screenwriters Christine Lenig, Justin Matthews and Luke Spencer Roberts ground sharp, soaring sentiments in a reachable reality, innovatively remixing the genre’s familiar formulas to create their own meaningful and rather endearing movie.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 User Ratings
5.2
27% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
53% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
20% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 15 User Ratings
5.2
27% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
53% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
20% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
IN A NUTSHELL:
The film was directed by Carlson Young. The story is about Ana, a young assistant working in the art world. When she gets upgraded to First Class on her Transatlantic flight, she meets handsome Will, who mistakes Ana for her boss, Claire. A white lie then sets off a chain of events, romance, and difficult situations that threaten to reveal the lies she has told.
TIPS FOR PARENTS:
Profanity, including F-bombs
Lots of alcohol
There are some crude conversations.
Adult bullying is portrayed.
THEMES:
Art
Women supporting women
Competition
Self-confidence
Fighting to make your dreams come true
Love
Honesty
Connections
Hard work
THINGS I LIKED:
Marisa Tomei’s accent was hilarious…in a good way. She’s always fantastic in everything she does. One of the characters says she heard Marisa Tomei’s character was from Mitonka, Minnesota. Ha ha
Camila Mendes is the leading lady. She does a great and believable job.
Lena Olin, Fola Evans-Akingbola, and Rachel Matthews all look stunning.
All of the characters are extremely likable except for the ones we’re supposed to not like. I actually wanted to spend more time with some of the more interesting ones.
There’s a funny shoutout to the movie Top Gun: Maverick, that someone uses to try to convince someone else to join the Navy.
There’s a lot of subtle humor.
Like many rom-coms, New York City is one of the characters in this movie.
We get to travel to London in this movie! I’ve been there many times and love it. I still haven’t seen everything yet, so I welcome another trip there any time!
I love that we don’t have to watch sex scenes when the featured couple meets. They actually take the time to get to know each other first. How refreshing.
Have you ever flown in First Class? I had a friend who treated me to it on a long flight a number of years ago. It was heavenly! I suppose I could pay for First Class on my long flights but given the choice, I’d rather save the extra money to buy myself another vacation, which is what I do. Still, one of the things on my Bucket List is to get one of those ultra-expensive First Class seats that has its own beds.
THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:
Like all rom-coms, it’s extremely predictable.
I know there are many British accents, but I thought all of them said “schedule” differently than Americans. One of the British characters said it like an American, so I had to look him up to see if he was really American. Nope, he really is American. Any insights on that?
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Pretty standard romance movie. It's all about the leads. They did well and this makes it ok to watch. We'd recommend: "give it a view, you'll probably like it."
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Upgraded is still worth the watch for the couture, the comedy, and the Devil Wears Prada-esque journey of self-discovery.
The movie is unevenly directed, and some scenes struggle to clear even the low bar set by more polished streaming originals. But Young succeeds nonetheless in channeling the freshman thrill of plunging into an alluring adult milieu.
In true streaming economy form, it’s a smooth, ambient operator, made more memorable than it should be by a still underappreciated Mendes, who will hopefully upgrade to more headlining adults roles sooner rather than later.
It’s a sweet movie that accidentally expresses ideas that are complicated and perverse. This isn’t enough to make “Upgraded” transcend its formula, but it does make it slightly better than it had to be.
Ana may be attempting to climb the class ladder, but the movie moves between classes with a freedom that feels weakly imagined.
Gosto de como o filme usa os velhos clichês inicialmente, principalmente a parte do roteiro que cria uma mentira para a mocinha sustentar uma imagem que não a dela, mas como isso tudo se torna secundário ao mostrar um traço de "O diabo veste prada" mas no mundo das artes, e de como há aqui uma discussão sobre ética no trabalho.
No entanto, me incomoda bastante os romances água com açúcar quererem sempre o tal final feliz, idiotizando o que poderia ser um ótimo final. Além disso, algumas personagens (como as secretárias) poderiam não ter esse ar maniqueísta. Ou seja, se flertasse mais com a realidade, ficaria tudo melhor, da comédia à reviravolta.
Mas ainda assim é um filme que sabe que não se pode levar a sério. Por mais competente que seja a composição das atrizes principais, Camila Mendes não é a Anne Hathaway, e definitivamente Marisa Tomei não é a Meryl Streep.
Ainda assim é satisfatório ver que o roteiro não se entregou a uma rivalidade feminina absurda, e entrega algo muito mais sistemático e estrutural para a opção das protagonistas em agirem como agiram, numa espécie de subterfúgio moral do empreendedorismo.
É gostoso de acompanhar, mas poderia cortar o final que seria ainda muito melhor.
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A wholly inoffensive and unmemorable rom com. There is absolutely no chemistry with the leads. Its rated R but you could convince me it should of been PG.
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Production Company
Amazon Studios,
Gulfstream Pictures,
Luber Roklin Entertainment,
Tempo Productions,
Future Artists Entertainment
Release Date Feb 9, 2024
Duration 1 h 44 m
Rating R
