Layover - The

Upton’s character literally roofies Daddario’s character. Daddario’s character fakes a miscarriage. By the midpoint, you’re not rooting for anyone to get the guy—you’re rooting for the guy to get on a plane and leave them both to their festering toxicity. That discomfort? That’s the film’s secret weapon. It’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? for the People magazine crowd.

Your next flight delay could always be worse. You could be these people. The Layover

Kate Upton and Alexandra Daddario play Meg and Kate (yes, the actress playing Kate is named Kate—try to keep up), lifelong besties whose friendship instantly dissolves when a handsome, bland stranger (Matt Barr) boards their diverted flight to Portland. Stranded in a motel, they wage psychological warfare over him, escalating from petty sabotage to near-criminal acts. Upton’s character literally roofies Daddario’s character

Here’s what most critics missed: The Layover is a deconstruction of the rom-com, not a failed attempt at one. Macy, famous for his morally bankrupt Shameless character, directs this like a horror film. The lighting is flat and ugly. The "romantic lead" is a vacant slab of beef with zero personality. And the two leads? They aren't plucky heroines; they're monsters. That discomfort

★★½ (Two and a half stars: A glorious disaster that fails spectacularly on purpose. Maybe.)