The Stand In

5.4
Date

2020-12-03

Country

GB

Runtime

1.68h

Genre

Comedy

Overview

When ordered to serve a year in rehab, actress Candy hires her on-set stand-in to take her place. The unassuming woman flips the script and steals her identity, career and boyfriend in this hilarious comedy about trading places.

Cast

Drew Barrymore
Paula / Candy
Michael Zegen
Steve
T.J. Miller
Louis
Holland Taylor
Barbara Cox
Michelle Buteau
Ingrid

Review

By Kamurai

Decent watch at best, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend.

This is an interesting twist on the substitution trope, but it uses two awful people on both sides.

It really feels like a movie made for actors and it is supposed to shine a light on the perception of a person and the reality of a person. Even starting with a down on her luck, kind, nobody shows how she can grow into a monster just like any other person with a taste of power. Maybe it just changes who the victim is.

Once that becomes apparent, it's just sort of "How far are they going to push it?".


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