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==Plot==
==Plot==
Tim Morris ([[David Spade]]) has a blind date with Melissa "Missy" ([[Lauren Lapkus]]). Missy is extremely strange, and her odd behavior turns out to be disastrous for Tim.
Timothy "Tim" Morris ([[David Spade]]) has a blind date with Melissa "Missy" ([[Lauren Lapkus]]). Missy is extremely strange, and her odd behavior turns out to be disastrous for Tim.


Later, Tim meets a beautiful woman, also named Melissa ([[Molly Sims]]), at the airport. They connect with much in common and seem to be perfect for each other. She ends up giving him her number. He begins texting her and eventually invites her to his work retreat in [[Hawaii]]. However, on the plane, Missy shows up, and Tim realizes he had been texting the wrong Melissa.
Later, Tim meets a beautiful woman, also named Melissa ([[Molly Sims]]), at the airport. They connect with much in common and seem to be perfect for each other. She ends up giving him her number. He begins texting her and eventually invites her to his work retreat in [[Hawaii]]. However, on the plane, Missy shows up, and Tim realizes he had been texting the wrong Melissa.
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==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[David Spade]] as Tim Morris
* [[David Spade]] as Timothy "Tim" Morris
* [[Lauren Lapkus]] as Missy, the eponymous "wrong Missy" and love interest to Tim
* [[Lauren Lapkus]] as Missy, the eponymous "wrong Missy" and love interest to Tim
* [[Nick Swardson]] as Nate
* [[Nick Swardson]] as Nate

Revision as of 07:29, 6 June 2020

The Wrong Missy
Film poster
Directed byTyler Spindel
Written byChris Pappas & Kevin Barnett
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyTheo van de Sande
Edited by
  • Brian Robinson
  • J.J. Titone
Music byMateo Messina
Production
company
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • May 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Wrong Missy is a 2020 American comedy film directed by Tyler Spindel, with a screenplay by Chris Pappas and Kevin Barnett. It stars David Spade and Lauren Lapkus, and was released on Netflix on May 13, 2020.

Plot

Timothy "Tim" Morris (David Spade) has a blind date with Melissa "Missy" (Lauren Lapkus). Missy is extremely strange, and her odd behavior turns out to be disastrous for Tim.

Later, Tim meets a beautiful woman, also named Melissa (Molly Sims), at the airport. They connect with much in common and seem to be perfect for each other. She ends up giving him her number. He begins texting her and eventually invites her to his work retreat in Hawaii. However, on the plane, Missy shows up, and Tim realizes he had been texting the wrong Melissa.

In Hawaii, Jack Winstone (Geoff Pierson), the new CEO, welcomes everyone. Missy is awkward and wild and always seems to end up leaving Tim in embarrassing situations in front of his boss and colleagues. As time goes on, she starts to help Tim do well at his work retreat and also wins Winstone's favor towards Tim by hypnotizing him. Tim eventually begins to fall for her. Tim's workplace competitor, Jess (Jackie Sandler), is not pleased with Winstone giving a job to Tim instead of her. So Jess reveals to Missy that she was invited there by accident and wasn't the one Tim wanted to invite. Missy checks Tim's phone and finds out the truth. Saddened and devastated, she leaves Hawaii.

Meanwhile, the actual Melissa arrives in Hawaii, having been invited by Jess. Tim lets her know that he has feelings for someone else and leaves Hawaii for Portland. Tim also removes the hypnotism Missy put on Winstone, and Winstone ends up firing him.

Tim meets with Missy and he apologizes and tells her all the things that he likes about her and that he wants to be more like her. She forgives him, and they kiss.

Cast

Production

The film was first announced in January 2019, with David Spade set to star and Tyler Spindel directing.[1] The additional castings of Lauren Lapkus, Geoff Pierson, Sarah Chalke, Molly Sims, Nick Swardson, Jackie Sandler, Chris Witaske and Roman Reigns were announced by March 2019, with filming commencing that same month.[2][3]

Release

The film was released on Netflix on May 13, 2020.[4]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 37% based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 4.12/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Lauren Lapkus lifts The Wrong Missy above abject failure, but this lazy comedy will be the wrong option for all but the most Happy Madison-starved viewers."[5] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 33 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."[6]

Owen Gleiberman of Variety praised Lauren Lapkus, saying she is "like a grenade of happy insanity tossed into the middle of every scene," and while finding the film generic, he stated, "it does make you want to see Lauren Lapkus's next act."[7]

References

  1. ^ Vlessing, Etan (January 10, 2019). "New David Spade-Starring, Adam Sandler-Produced Netflix Movie Finds Director". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  2. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (March 1, 2019). "Sarah Chalke, Geoff Pierson, Lauren Lapkus & More Join Adam Sandler-Produced Netflix Movie 'The Wrong Missy'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Dixon, James (March 12, 2019). "Roman Reigns To Star In New Netflix Comedy Movie". WrestleTalk. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Wrong Missy". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "The Wrong Missy (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 26, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "The Wrong Missy (2020)". Metacritic. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  7. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (13 May 2020). "'The Wrong Missy': Film Review". Variety.
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