Director Paul Feig is mostly known for his female-centered comedies ("Bridesmaids," "Spy," "Ghostbusters," and "The Heat"). He loves to work with women, in fact, he's never directed a movie without one in the lead.  His latest endeavor is titled "A Simple Favor," it stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively -- they both have never been given better roles to chew on quite like these.

The screenplay, adapted by Jessica Sharzer from Darcey's Bell novel, seems to dwell into satirical comedy territory but is also very much a thriller. This mixture of genres doesn't always work out tonally for Feig, but his film never stops entertaining as he tackles a theme that is too good to resist: female friendship.