Stephanie Smothers (Anna Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Blake Lively) are reunited on the beautiful island of Capri where they find themselves embroiled in murder and double crosses. 

Five years on from the events of the last movie, Stephanie is now a famous true crime vLogger and has written a book about her relationship with real life murderer Emily. Whilst Emily has spent her five years in prison reigniting her relationship with an extraordinarily wealthy old flame called Dante Versano (Michele Morrone). Which means that the first thing she does on her release from prison is to invite Stephanie to be her maid of honour in Capri where Versano lives. 

Of course when they both get there shenanigans ensue, murders take place and Stephanie finds herself the prime suspect whilst Emily seems as untrustworthy as ever. 

The original A Simple Favour was a breezy and fun thriller that had darkness around the edges that was always cut through with humour. The sequel leans in far more heavily to its humour and is at its best when it is a farce “whodunnit”.

It takes a little while to warm up as it transplants our leading ladies to Capri, checks in with previous cast members from the original movie and sets up some new characters. But once it gets going and Kendrick and Lively get to develop their winning chemistry and comic timing it becomes amiable fun. 

As with the original, Lively gets to where some extraordinary outfits and looks stunning throughout as a sort of femme fatale with Grace Kelly vibes, were it not for the crude sense of humour. And Kendrick delivers her neurotic amateur sleuth with great aplomb. 

It will not live too long in the memory and it really could have cut the mostly extraneous supporting cast or given them something better to do. Other than the returning Henry Golding, none of the characters from the original film that appear have a real impact on the plot. Whilst only a few of the new cast members make a real impact. 

Another Simple Favour is a fine, if forgettable fizzy romp.