PREVIEW: The Valet (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Eugenio Derbez (CODA), Samara Weaving (Ready or Not), Ravi Patel (Come As You Are), Amaury Nolasco (Max Payne), John Pirruccello (Godzilla vs. Kong), Max Greenfield (The Glass Castle), Betsy Brandt (Magic Mike), Marisol Nichols (Delta Farce), Carmen Salinas (The Pulque Tavern), Noemi Gonzalez (Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones), Tiana Okoye (The Case of Jonas Booker), Diany Rodriguez (Night Teeth), Armando Hernández (Fast Food Nation), Carlos Santos (Vacation Friends), Milena Rivero (Huracán)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Richard Wong (Come As You Are), director; Bob Fisher (Wedding Crashers) and Rob Greenberg (Overboard), writers; Eugenio Derbez (How to Be a Latin Lover) and Ben Odell (Blood of My Blood), producers; Heitor Pereira (Despicable Me), composer; Mateo Londono (Road of No Return), cinematographer; Sandra Montiel (Uncorked), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Movie star Olivia (Weaving) is caught by the paparazzi having an affair with the married Vincent (Greenfield). To avoid a PR disaster, Olivia seeks the help of hard-working valet Antonio (Derbez) – who happened to also be in the picture – to pose as her boyfriend in order to sway the press. However, as they try to keep up their ruse, Antonio and Olivia learn to be better versions of themselves with each other…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Eugenio Derbez, recently seen in Best Picture winner CODA, makes a good on-screen team with Samara Weaving, who leans heavily into her comedic side for this funny and charming remake of the similarly-titled French comedy.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 20TH MAY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON DISNEY+ STAR

 

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