Lake Bell And Simon Pegg
They re playing love interests who are thrown together on a chance meeting in new movie man up.
Lake bell and simon pegg. Simon pegg has perfected the english nerd but lake bell is the big surprise. Nancy lake bell is a 34 year old single and tired of being set up. Basic plot as follows. Jessica is a devotee of a self help book on her way to a blind date with divorcée jack simon pegg.
Many actors may try and broaden their horizons but american film star lake bell has taken that further than most. Top notch british romatic comedy starring lake bell and simon pegg. The film follows a single 34 year old woman bell who after being mistaken for a stranger s blind date finds the perfect boyfriend in a 40 year old divorcé pegg. Perhaps not surprising since she wrote and directed a movie in a word about voice over artists worth seeing so her portrayal is amazing.
Pegg shows himself to be a quite emotional actor in this film as opposed to a straight up comedy actor. Lots of laughs along the way nearly all of which is that great gentle understated british humour see notting hill for type specimen. Couple of mid life loners thrown together by accident and gradually hit it off but with some speedbumps here and there. And simon pegg appeared to have positively ticked his co star lake bell pink as they kicked back.
The performances of the two leads lake bell and simon pegg are extremely good. She s on the train to her parents anniversary party when she encounters 24 year old relentlessly optimistic jessica ophelia lovibond. Not only does she act write and direct she also happens to be a dab hand at a. First off she is american but her accent is spot on.