Spin Me Round

"Unbridled romance with a side of soup or salad."

2022 1h 44m EN

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4.9

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★4.9TMDB · 129

RomanceComedy

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When the manager of an Italian restaurant chain wins the opportunity to attend the franchise’s educational immersion program in Italy, what she thought would be a romantic getaway devolves into chaos and catastrophe.

“Unbridled romance with a side of soup or salad.”

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Cast

Alison Brie
Amber
Aubrey Plaza
Kat
Alessandro Nivola
Nick
Fred Armisen
Ricky
Tim Heidecker
Fran
Tricia Helfer
Sofia
Ayden Mayeri
Jen
Ego Nwodim
Emily

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jeff Baena
Writers: Jeff Baena, Alison Brie
Languages: Italian, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jeff Baena, shot by Sean McElwee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Pino Donaggio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ryan Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza and Alessandro Nivola carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Unbridled romance with a side of soup or salad.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14596320 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jeff Baena directs. Sean McElwee behind the camera. Pino Donaggio scores. Ryan Brown cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Italian, English.

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1Released 4 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Italian, English.
3Directed by Jeff Baena, shot by Sean McElwee. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Pino Donaggio. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ryan Brown shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza and Alessandro Nivola carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Unbridled romance with a side of soup or salad.".
8IMDB entry: tt14596320 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "california", "italy", "cooking", "restaurant owner".

The technical file

Cinematography: Sean McElwee
Original score: Pino Donaggio
Editing: Ryan Brown
Production design: Patrick Lumb
Costume design: Beth Morgan
Makeup / hair: Giuggiola Acciarino
Sound: Christopher Barnett
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Spin Me Round (2022)

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Manuel São Bento2022-08-15
★ 2/10
MORE SPOILER-FREE REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/ "Spin Me Round is purposefully wacky and extremely absurd, ultimately going way over the fine line between "it's so ridiculous that it's fun" and the growing annoyance at the amount of cringe displayed on the screen each minute. Despite excellent performances by most of the cast - Alison Brie is exceptional - the predictable, frustratingly incoherent screenplay lacks the necessary comedic value to be considered "dumb fun". Aubrey Plaza is criminally underused - marketing campaign is misleading - as are countless storylines that are forgotten, ignored, or sabotaged by poor writing. One of the worst movies of the year." Rating: D-
tmdb280390232022-08-25
★ 1/10
Amber (Alison Brier) is nominally a manager at Italian food restaurant Tuscan Grove. We’re told she has "run this place like a perfectly run ship" for "nine years." We have to take this information at face value because we never see her running anything, perfectly or otherwise. This is a shame because, as the unerring Roger Ebert once pointed out, actual work is more interesting than most plots; accordingly, a film about the actual inner workings of a restaurant would be much more interesting than Spin Me Round’s plot. Did I say 'would be'? Scratch that; what I really meant is that a film about the actual inner workings of a restaurant is much more interesting than Spin Me Round’s plot. Take for instance British drama Boiling Point; it’s not perfect, but it’s honest (honesty and originality being the two most important qualities in a work of art ) — it puts its money where its mouth is, talking the talk as well as walking the walk. Spin Me Round, on the other hand, is full of it. It reminds me of The Lovebirds (and, by extension, Date Night) in its belief that comedy can only stem from implausible, outrageous situations. Now, I’m not saying that’s not possible, but think of the phrase 'it’s funny because it’s true' — it’s a cliché, sure, but for good reason. Alison Brie is just too good for this crap. She’s not just a cute little thing; she’s a talented, daring performer (consider Horse Girl, The Rental). Co-stars Molly Shannon, Aubrey Plaza, Zach Woods (the entire cast for that matter) are nowhere near Brie’s league; the question is, then, why is she slumming it with them?