Synopsis
Kathy is married to Peter. Now she can't help but wonder how things could have been if she got together with her old boyfriend, Tom. Being married prevents from doing that so she asks her friend, Emily to go to him and see if she can sleep with him then tell Kathy how it was. When Emily tells Kathy that things were awesome, their friendship suffers, at the same so does Kathy's marriage. Things get even more complicated when Emily learns she's pregnant, and she's not certain if it's Tom's or her boyfriend, Elliot.
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Cast
- Harley Jane KozakKathy Whiting
- Elizabeth McGovernEmily
- Bill PullmanPeter
- Brad PittElliott Fowler
- Ken WahlTom Andrews
- Larry MillerJoe Dubin
- Holland TaylorMaggie Sand
- Kim WalkerJill Topial
- Claire StansfieldMiranda
- O-Lan JonesMrs. Moyer
Recommandations
- 80
Washington Post
The Favor is a frisky, frank and funny female-buddy film - as if "Thelma and Louise" had stayed in the suburbs, making girl-talk about sex and satisfaction, married vs. single. - 70
The New York Times
The Favor remains funny and credible in ways that prove feminist comedy is not an oxymoron. - 70
Los Angeles Times
The Favor is a pleasant romantic comedy, aimed at thirtysomethings and younger, and it affords solid roles for Harley Jane Kozak and Elizabeth McGovern. [29 Apr 1994] - 67
Austin Chronicle
Writers Sara Pariott & Josann McGibbon and director Donald Petrie know how life is lived - tending to details - and have packed the film with them, such that it almost works as a slice of suburban life. - 63
ReelViews
The movie is still a little rough around the edges, featuring its share of scenes that, for one reason or another, don't work, but the overall effect is one of pleasant entertainment. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
The screenplay, by Sara Parriott and Josann McGibbon, has a good feel for female best-friend relationships, and the dialogue has life and edge to it. - 50
Portland Oregonian
When all is said and done, The Favor is just another comedy about comfortable yuppies wondering what they might have done differently, dipping a toe in adventure, then returning to the cocoon of yuppie comfort. [03 May 1994] - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
The movie is never much more than fluff. But, like director Donald Petrie's previous film, "Grumpy Old Men," it has an honest core that enables it to keep its balance. [29 Apr 1994]
