The Wrong Missy

The Wrong Missy is a 2020 American romantic 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.

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

Plot

Tim has a blind date with Melissa, nicknamed Missy. Missy is extremely strange, and her odd behavior turns out to be disastrous for Tim. Her wild antics result in Tim sneaking out of the restaurant through a window and subsequently dislocating his ankle.

Three months later, Tim meets a beautiful woman, also named Melissa, at an 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. Missy drugs Tim, forcibly giving him a tranquilizer and he awakens later on the plane to her giving him a nonconsensual handjob.[1][2]

In Hawaii, Jack Winstone, 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. At the hotel, he awakens to her on top of him, having nonconsensual sex with him in his sleep.[3][4] She often becomes reckless and intoxicated and her behavior results in humiliation for Tim. However, 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, 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. At lunch, Tim begins acting much like Missy did on their first date, taking multiple shots and performing a handstand in the diner. 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.

In a mid-credits sequence, Komante, a guide from the retreat, attempts to row a co-worker of Tim's, having developed a fear of flying from a psychic reading Missy gave him, to Portland in the middle of the ocean.

Cast

Production

The film was first announced in January 2019, with David Spade set to star and Tyler Spindel directing.[5] 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.[6][7]

Release

The film was released on Netflix on May 13, 2020.[8] In July 2020, Netflix revealed the film had been watched by 59 million households over its first four weeks of release, among the most-ever for one of their original films.[9]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 33% based on 57 reviews, with an average rating of 4.30/10. 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."[10] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 33 out of 100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews."[11]

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."[12]

References
  1. Nicholson, Amy. "'The Wrong Missy' Review: Bad Romance". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. Han, Karen. "Netflix's The Wrong Missy doesn't make a big enough fool out of David Spade". Polygon. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. Vishnevetsky, Ignatiy. "The Wrong Missy will leave you missing Adam Sandler's Netflix comedies". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. Hertz, Barry. "Netflix's The Wrong Missy proves that just as Adam Sandler can giveth, he can taketh away". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. Vlessing, Etan (January 10, 2019). "New David Spade-Starring, Adam Sandler-Produced Netflix Movie Finds Director". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  6. 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.
  7. Dixon, James (March 12, 2019). "Roman Reigns To Star In New Netflix Comedy Movie". WrestleTalk. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  8. "The Wrong Missy". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
  9. Shaw, Lucas (July 15, 2020). "These Are Netflix's 10 Most Popular Original Movies". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  10. "The Wrong Missy (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  11. "The Wrong Missy Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  12. Gleiberman, Owen (13 May 2020). "'The Wrong Missy': Film Review". Variety.
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