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The Hating Game

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7.3/10 • 1K

2021-12-091h 42m

DramaComedyRomance

He's the one she loves to hate.

Resolving to achieve professional success without compromising her ethics, Lucy embarks on a ruthless game of one-upmanship against cold and efficient nemesis Joshua, a rivalry that is complicated by her growing attraction to him.

Directors
Peter Hutchings
Editors
Jason Nicholson

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  1. Lucy Hale

    Lucy Hale

    Lucy Hutton

  2. Austin Stowell

    Austin Stowell

    Joshua Templeman

  3. Corbin Bernsen

    Corbin Bernsen

    Bexley

  4. Sakina Jaffrey

    Sakina Jaffrey

    Helen

  5. Damon Daunno

    Damon Daunno

    Danny

  6. Yasha Jackson

    Yasha Jackson

    Julie

  7. Shona Tucker

    Shona Tucker

    Jeanette

  8. Kathryn Boswell

    Kathryn Boswell

    Mindy

  9. Sean Cullen

    Sean Cullen

    Anthony Templeman

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CinemaSerf

Nov 24, 2023

5/10

For about five minutes there's an amusing degree of toxicity between rivals "Lucy" (Lucy Hale) and "Josh" (Austin Stowell) who are both vying for the new job as managing director at their firm. They share an office and a very thinly veiled attraction to each other and after a few snide comments the smart-mouthery goes the way of the dodo and off we go on a predictable rom-com that surprisingly enough manages to string itself out for almost one hundred whole minutes of precisely no jeopardy, very little comedy and writing that is the stuff of a pubescent fantasy. How can a couple, called "Lucy" and "Josh" not hit it off? It's not like they are called Geoffrey and Gladys! Add to this rather watery mix poor old "Danny" (Damon Daunno) who is keen on her but ends up being her emotional pin-cushion, and her warring bosses "Helen" (Sakina Jeffrey) and a clearly down on his luck Corbin Bernsen ("Bexley") and we have the makings of an instantly forgettable, cheesy and predicable yarn that even the dulcet tones of Nina Simone cant really breathe life into. Daytime telly fodder - nah!

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
new york citybased on novel or bookrivalrylove-hate relationshipnemesisfalling in loveyoung womanyoung manmergerjob promotionoffice romancepublishing householidaysenemies to loversromanticadoringworking toward job promotion