‘Spin Me Round’ Trailer: Alison Brie and Aubrey Plaza Go Wild in Italy

All Amber needs is an “Under the Tuscan Sun” sort of love affair. What she will get, nevertheless, is a a great deal darker twist on an Italian fortunately at any time right after.

Alison Brie stars as Amber, a supervisor at speedy food restaurant Tuscan Grove (large Olive Back garden energy) who wins a company retreat to Italy. Although her fellow top rated-earning administrators, played by Molly Shannon, Zach Woods, Tim Heidecker, and Debby Ryan, are also attending the organization seminars, Amber only has eyes for franchise founder Nick Martucci (Alessandro Nivola). However Nick’s assistant Kat (Aubrey Plaza) appears to be to be permitting Amber in on a key about Nick…

“What she believed would be a intimate getaway devolves into chaos and catastrophe,” the formal synopsis teases of Amber’s destiny, as Nick’s mates continually compliment her for remaining so “open-minded.” Just what, specifically, is going on?!

Guide star Brie co-wrote the darkish comedy with director Jeff Baena, marking a further more collaboration after “Little Hours” and “Horse Woman,” among other movies.

As the plot of “Spin Me Round” may look dizzyingly elusive, IndieWire’s Kate Erbland confident the mysterious fish-out-of-water aspect provides on Baena’s signature twisted quirky charm. “Amber may be fairly unsophisticated, but she’s not silly,” Erbland wrote in her critique out of 2022 SXSW. “Alone with her feelings and eager to make feeling of the weirdness all-around her, Amber cooks up some majorly out-there tips about what is genuinely heading on, and when that’s not as humorous as it could be, the undercurrent of spectacular self-discovery that runs through ‘Spin Me Round’ is typical Baena, and a single that works in suits and starts.”

Brie also teased an “easy” smooch with co-star Plaza onscreen, telling Insider that she has “great chemistry” with her fellow “Happiest Season” alum.

“Those times in the film for my character are sort of her most straightforward times,” Brie shared. “This is a character who’s so out of contact with her instincts, and she’s frequently feeling beholden to males and sensation like she has to act a specified way.”

“Spin Me Round” premieres August 19 in theaters and on desire. Check out the trailer beneath.

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