'Upgraded' movie review: Interesting setup but generic and unfunny

Updated On: 10 February, 2024 02:03 PM IST | Mumbai | Johnson Thomas

`Upgraded` movie review: The cast is studded with good, dependable actors and that’s probably the only saving grace here. The writing which takes a generic route to having the two young protagonists fall in love, fails to take any interesting or humorous turns

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Film: Upgraded
Cast: Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Marisa Tomei, Rachel Matthews, Lena Olin, Anthony Heald
Director: Carlson Young
Rating: 2.5/5
Runtime: 104 min

It took three Screenwriters - Christine Lenig, Luke Spencer Roberts, and Justin Matthews to dream up this romcom. The story is about Ana (Camila Mendes) and her ambitions. She is an employee at an art auction house run by Claire (Marisa Tomei, doing a great riff on Meryl Streep’s ‘Devil Wears Prada’ character). Claire is an imposing perfectionist and Ana is greedy enough for a breakthrough in her career. When Ana discovers a typo in an auction catalog and brings it to Claire’s attention just before the item gets sold, she gets an in into Claire’s affections. Claire rewards Ana by inviting her to London to help with handling a major collection about to hit the market. En route, she gets a free upgrade to first class on the flight, meets a dashing young man Will (Archie Renaux), and begins to fall for him. And the expected complications follow.

Rich boy Will thinks she is the boss of the auction house and Ana does nothing to correct his misconception. The white lie sets off a glamorous chain of events, romance, and opportunity, but her fib eventually surfaces and causes a rift.

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