NEW STREAMING: This movie with Camila Mendes will make you want to fall in love in London!

What is it about?

Anna is an ambitious intern who dreams of a career in the art world and tries to impress her demanding boss Claire. When she’s promoted to first class on a business trip, she meets the handsome Will, who makes Anna his boss—a white lie that sets off a chain of glamorous events, romances, and opportunities until his lie threatens to take over. surface.

London, the city of all possibilities

Post Riverdale is pretty successful for Camila Mendes. For several years, the American actor has been working on small plays (which are released directly on platforms) and manages to keep himself busy while waiting for the next big role. Among them is Upgraded, a romantic comedy perfectly calibrated for Valentine’s Day.

We’re not going to kid ourselves: this new movie from Prime Video is exactly what you’d expect it to be when you watch the trailer. It uses all the clichés of the genre, without any modernity in the subject, in the proverbial inclusion. “fake it till you make it” (Which, by the way, is the worst advice a person can give you). But once you get it, you’ll have a pretty good time watching Surclassée (yes, yes!).

Undeniable alchemy

Shadow and Bone fans will be delighted to see Mali’s interpreter – Archie Reno – on screen playing him. love interest. The two actors also share an undeniable on-screen chemistry. And even if it is a romantic comedy, their couple is not in the center of the story and only “wraps” the whole story with a lie.

The script of Upgraded does not hide its inspiration from other films of the genre. It’s impossible not to think of The Devil Wears Prada when we see Anna’s character running all over London to satisfy the needs of her boss (Marissa Tomei), or when she manages to earn his respect… until things fall apart around her. . Another line slightly echoes the cult of The Holiday, which also takes place in England.

French audiences will also be surprised (delighted?) by Grégory Montel (10 percent) as a slightly overzealous art dealer who crosses paths with the heroine.

Updated, watch on Prime Video.