Spin Me Round (2022)
Directed by Jeff Baena
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.
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The script by Baena and Alison Brie (who previously co-wrote Horse Girl) feels like a mix of Eat Pray Love and Eyes Wide Shut, as they play on the darker elements of being trapped on a getaway that doesn’t exactly match the brochure.
Instead the filmmakers choose to run riot, spinning off in all directions before settling into a poor man’s “Eyes Wide Shut.”
Why’s he showing her off to a room full of weirdos (including Fred Armisen) like something out of Eyes Wide Shut?
Spin Me Round makes for a perplexing, yet entertaining fusion between Eat, Pray, Love and Eyes Wide Shut .
In recent years, Adam Sandler has gained begrudging respect for convincing studios to send him and his pals off to pleasant locations to make bland comedies like Grown Ups, but there's a sneaking suspicion that Jeff Baena pulled a similar trick with Spin Me Round, a shapeless satire that seems like a decent reason to spend a few weeks in Italy with some pals.
Those looking forward to a scenic view of Italy might want to stick to films like Luca and Under The Tuscan Sun ; Amber is promised a stay in a villa but she and her fellow Tuscany Grove managers are restricted to a crappy motel.