Wednesday, May 18, 2022
The Valet
When the paparazzi snaps a picture of movie starlet Olivia Allan (Samara Weaving) with her married billionaire lover, it becomes a PR nightmare just before the release of her new movie. For damage control, the lover hires the other man caught in the same photo, a parking valet named Antonio (Eugenio Derbez) to pose as her new boyfriend cover. Predictable romantic comedy antics ensues. Although you may anticipate the general direction that the plot is flowing towards, you may be surprised by how funny some of the jokes are & that they aren’t even spoken in English. Derbez & Weaving play their fish-out-of-water roles perfectly but a great supporting cast takes funny to another level, especially from the parts of Antonio’s mom & the landlord Mr. Kim. They were hilarious.This one is about love, greed, status, image, jealousy, kindness, honesty, ethnicity, gentrification, & doing the right thing. This is a remake of a 2006 French film with the same title.
Alien gives it 3 “Earhart” stars out of 4.
