The Valet

It's light-hearted and loose enough that poignancy and depth have space to play.

But "The Valet" does. "The Valet" is a remake of a 2006 French comedy of the same name. "The Valet" could use some trimming. She is convinced the relationship with the valet is a sham, so she hires a private detective to follow the "couple" around. Derbez has been around for a long time, working in television and movie projects in both Mexico and the United States. His 2013 film "Instructions Not Included" was a runaway hit, both in the United States and internationally, making the kind of money first-time directors barely allow themselves to contemplate. Derbez just recently appeared in Best Picture winner " CODA." He's the center of "The Valet," which he also produced, and he's believable as a good man trying to do the right thing, trapped by circumstances beyond his control. The issue of "chemistry," romantic or otherwise, isn't on the table in "The Valet." Nobody is at risk of falling in love with the fake person in the fake scenario. Fisher wrote " Wedding Crashers." The two teamed up to write "Overboard," the 2018 remake of the 1987 comedy (also starring Derbez). Their comedic chops are apparent in "The Valet." The comedic "situation" of a movie star pretending to date a valet doesn't yield all that much fruit. Meanwhile, in a completely different world, movie star Olivia Allen ( Samara Weaving) is caught by the paparazzi out with the married billionaire Vincent Royce ( Max Greenfield). Scandal erupts, threatening his business deal and the premiere of her upcoming movie "Earhart." Unwittingly, Antonio—in his valet uniform—is in the background of the tabloid photo, so Vincent comes up with a plan. The tropes in play in "The Valet" are those of culture-clash romcoms, where two people of different backgrounds have to somehow reconcile and merge their worlds. Olivia and Antonio go out to lunch together, in full view of the paparazzi, and he also attends the movie premiere. Antonio ( Eugenio Derbez) works as a valet and lives in a small apartment unit with his mother (the late—and great— Carmen Salinas). Antonio is separated from his wife, but he views the separation as temporary.

“The Valet” is a remake of a French comedy that tells the story of Antonio (played by Derbez) who parks luxury cars for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills ...

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The Gist: Antonio (Derbez) is a mega-doofus. His flat-top haircut is straight off a football card from 1964. His mustache inspires people to say things like ...

Meanwhile, Kathryn knows she’s married to a weasel she can’t trust, and hires a slob private detective to follow the slob private detective Vincent hired to follow Olivia. Are Antonio and Olivia really going to fall in love and bridge the slob-snob divide? At first glance, the film is an eyeroller that mooshes together elements of buddy comedies, romantic comedies, wacky-ethnic-family comedies, class-divide comedies and spoofy movie-biz comedies. And she transitions from a satirical riff on Hollywood-star stereotypes to a grounded, thoughtful individual who just needs a friend and confidant. Our Take: The Valet is a legit charmer. Kathryn is not content to be the shitbird’s steamrolled wife. Olivia comes off a bit standoffish, but soon warms up to Antonio; she’s lonely and isolated and finds the warmth of Antonio’s omnipresent extended family endearing. Derbez’s subtle physical comedy wins us over, the old lady’s TMI sex talk comes from an honest place instead of a raunchy one, and Weaving shows us a character who performs while at work but is so very tired of performing during everyday life. A silly premise maybe, but the film ends up being a vehicle for Mexican funnyguy Eugenio Derbez and Nine Perfect Strangers and The Babysitter star Samara Weaving, who share terrific chemistry in this very silly, but unexpectedly charming little movie. Elsewhere in Los Angeles, a shitbird named Vincent (Max Greenfield) enjoys a clandestine hotel-room tryst with Olivia Allan (Weaving). He’s a failson-in-law who married into a billionaire family and works as a developer who’s going to gentrify the living crap out of Antonio’s neighborhood. As you might predict, the scenario finds Antonio Mr. Beaning his way down red carpets, chowing down on free limo food, sweating profusely as Olivia kisses him in public, and being mistaken for the waitstaff at fancy parties. Like a said – doofus. His mustache inspires people to say things like, “Uh – that mustache” when he’s out of earshot.

This article discusses the ending of Hulu's film The Valet (2022) and will contain spoilers. Throughout the movie, Olivia and Antonio both go through a.

Kathryn tells him she is taking over the company and Olivia tells him she is done with him. Antonio finally has enough and snaps at Olivia towards the end of the movie. Last, you had Antonio find out that his wife only wanted him back because she thought his relationship with Olivia was real. First, you had Vincent’s wife convinced that Olivia/Antonio’s relationship was a fraud (she even offered Antonio money to tell her). Next, you had Vincent, who gets jealous of the pair because Olivia stayed the night with Antonio, which causes him to hire a private investigator to watch them. The relationship between Olivia and Antonio is completely innocent from go and they never truly cross any lines because they both know they are serving a purpose in this situation. After being caught by the paparazzi outside of a hotel together and with his back against the wall, Vincent gets his attorney meets with Antonio, who was also pictured with them that night.

How to watch The Valet online on Disney+ and Hulu. Home and Away star Samara Weaving's new rom-com The Valet is a near-perfect rom-com.

Olivia might be the epitome of privilege and semi-obliviousness, but she isn't cruel nor demeaning. When you fear it might fall into too obvious traps to force suspense or drama, it remains on course. The film is made without judgement, nor a saviour complex – even as white girl Olivia enters the picture. Antonio's son is in drama at school, his almost-ex-wife ( Riverdale's Marisol Nichols) is working to put herself through college, his sister and brother-in-law bicker but are never too mean. The Valet, a remake of a French film of the same name, stands head and shoulders above other odd-couple comedies for one simple reason: its protagonists are not punching bags. Yes, hijinks ensue – but not the way you might expect.