Palm Springs (Hulu) (Mini Review Series)

Initial release date: July 10, 2020

Studios: Neon Hulu Lonely Islands Classics FilmNation Entertainment

Tagline: Live Like There’s No Tomorrow

Plot: Stuck in a time loop, two wedding guests develop a budding romance while living the same day over and over.

Cast

Andy Samberg (NBCs Brooklyn Nine-NIne) - Nyles

Cristin Milioti (HBOs Made for Love; How I Met Your Mother) - Sarah

J.K. Simmons (Zack Snyder’s Justice League; Spider-Man: Far From Home) - Roy

Peter Gallagher (NBCs Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist) - Howard

Meredith Hagner (Brightburn) - Misty

Camila Mendes (CWs Riverdale) - Tala

Tyler Hoechlin (CWs Superman & Lois) - Abe

Chris Pang (Charlie’s Angels) - Trevor

Jacqueline Obradors (Amazon Prime’s Bosch) - Pia

June Squibb (Disney Plus’ Soul) - Nana Schlieffen

Tongayi Chirisa - Jerry

Dale Dickey (Leave No Trace) - Darla

Conner O’Malley - Randy

Writer: Andy Siara

Director: Max Barbakow

Rated R for sexual content, language throughout, drug use and some violence (90 min)

You may think that the Hulu Original ‘Palm Springs’ will just be your typical time loop movie. But, this one is very, very, very enjoyable!

‘Palm Springs’ is honestly one of the funniest and surprising movies I have recently seen. Almost every scene delivers a lot of great, and sometimes, bold humor that is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud! One of the most funniest bits involve the J.K. Simmons character and the Andy Samberg character get a little high and have the time of their lives.

Sure, the whole time loop sub-genre can get stale. But, this hilarious comedy keeps it fresh. There are a few minutes that can get a little dramatic, but the movie does a great job keeping it interesting. There is also a short mid-credit scene that sort of wraps up another storyline for another character.

Overall, ‘Palm Springs’ is a refreshing, hilarious take on the time-loop genre. With lots of laughs and a few heart-felt moments, make sure to give this Hulu Original movie a look!

Here are a few interesting tidbits about ‘Palm Springs’:

• Holds the record for the biggest sale of a film at the Sundance Film Festival - at $17,500,000.69, beating the previous record by 69 cents.

• Andy Samberg admitted multiple endings were written and even shot. They held private friends/family screenings of the different versions to get opinions of which ending worked.

• ‘Palm Springs’ broke the record for most viewed Hulu release in its first weekend on the streaming service.