Upgraded

Name: Upgraded
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: February 9, 2024
Rating: 59
Cast: Aimee Carrero, Anthony Head, Archie Renaux, Camila Mendes, Fola Evans-Akingbola

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Amazon Prime Video | Release Date (Streaming): February 9, 2024 | R

Starring: Aimee Carrero, Anthony Head, Archie Renaux, Camila Mendes, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Grégory Montel, Lena Olin, Marisa Tomei, Rachel Matthews, Thomas Kretschmann

Summary: Ana (Camila Mendes) is an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss Claire (Marisa Tomei). When she's upgraded to first class on a work trip, she meets handsome Will (Archie Renaux), who mistakes Ana for her boss– a white lie that sets off a glamorous chain of events, romance andAna (Camila Mendes) is an ambitious intern dreaming of a career in the art world while trying to impress her demanding boss Claire (Marisa Tomei). When she's upgraded to first class on a work trip, she meets handsome Will (Archie Renaux), who mistakes Ana for her boss– a white lie that sets off a glamorous chain of events, romance and opportunity, until her fib threatens to surface.… Expand

Director: Carlson Young

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

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IndieWire Samantha Bergeson

Feb 8, 2024

Mendes’ likability (and relatability) almost mirrors Amanda Bynes’ Hollywood reign during the “She’s the Man” and “Sydney White” days. Upgraded is essentially “What a Girl Wants” meets “Devil Wears Prada” with a dash of “Emily in Paris” camp. The combo makes it one of the easiest rom-coms to digest as of late. Read full review

Courtney Howard

Feb 8, 2024

Director Carlson Young and screenwriters Christine Lenig, Justin Matthews and Luke Spencer Roberts ground sharp, soaring sentiments in a reachable reality, innovatively remixing the genre’s familiar formulas to create their own meaningful and rather endearing movie. Read full review

Screen Rant Ferdosa Abdi

Feb 9, 2024

Don’t underestimate Upgraded. The script is snappy and entertaining, the characters are colorful, Mendes and Renaux carry the romance very well, and the film is a fun escapist rom-com that gives exactly what it needs to provide us with a good time. Read full review

The Guardian Adrian Horton

Feb 9, 2024

In true streaming economy form, it’s a smooth, ambient operator, made more memorable than it should be by a still underappreciated Mendes, who will hopefully upgrade to more headlining adults roles sooner rather than later. Read full review

Natalia Winkelman

Feb 13, 2024

The movie is unevenly directed, and some scenes struggle to clear even the low bar set by more polished streaming originals. But Young succeeds nonetheless in channeling the freshman thrill of plunging into an alluring adult milieu. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Feb 13, 2024

While actress turned director Carlson Young keeps the trains and planes running (slowly) on time, she doesn’t give us a single scene that pops, or production design that ever comes across as upscale, only little flashes of wit and fun from the veterans in the cast, who are better than the material. She’s managed a slick and shiny wish-fulfillment fantasy that is strictly downmarket — Hallmark movie chic. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

Feb 13, 2024

Ana may be attempting to climb the class ladder, but the movie moves between classes with a freedom that feels weakly imagined. Read full review

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