Best Sellers (2021)

I didn't hate this fluffy tale of a young woman who inherits her family's failing publishing company and its cranky author, who is its last chance for survival. Aubrey Plaza and Michael Caine are good fun, especially the latter as he gets to ham it up. Caine, 89, has said this is his last movie.

Full disclosure, I saw it on an airplane seven weeks ago so I remember little. Director Lina Roessler works from a script by Anthony Grieco, in feature debuts for both, after both worked as actors.

Paul Leonard-Morgan's soundtrack is available on Apple Music and here's a list of songs.

Plaza was last blogged for Black Bear, Caine for Tenet, and Leonard-Morgan for Limitless.

Rotten Tomatoes' critics and audiences place this firmly in the remainders bin, with averages of 52 and 44%, respectively.

Because I (and Rotten Tomatoes) have damned it with faint praise, you're probably unlikely to try to watch it, but if you're a fan of the two leads, you can find it for rent on various platforms. I watched it February 18.