HeвЂ™s admirably committed to a part that mostly demands for him to humiliate himself by vomiting and pooping in public, and pretend that he isnвЂ™t a perfectly handsome guy. Photo: Claire Folger/NetflixД«ut Marino steals the show. Malin Г…kerman and Joe Manganiello in The Sleepover. His acting is (almost always) the most natural, and heвЂ™s a startlingly good dancer, which makes the forced plot device of the viral video a little easier to let slide. That he doesnвЂ™t feature in the adultsвЂ™ storyline only makes sticking with the grown-ups that much more appealing. ItвЂ™s unclear as to whether Sarah RothschildвЂ™s script called for Lewis and his mother (Marissa Carpio) to be Asian, but her overprotective, tiger-mom nature comes across as an unfortunate stereotype, as do LewisвЂ™ vocal adherence to the rules his mother has set and his nerdy nature. Speaking of pee-detecting underwear, Lewis is the most grating aspect of the film. The kids settle for forced moments like KevinвЂ™s euphoria at feeling a boob for the first time and LewisвЂ™ pee-detecting underwear. The kids get more jokes and gags - an unintentional viral moment does nothing to dampen KevinвЂ™s spirits - but the adults just have more going on, and more chances for genuine laughs. RonвЂ™s struggle with the spark that still exists between his wife and the ultra-hunky Leo sends The Sleepover veering into romantic comedy territory, and Marino steps up to turn a largely thankless role into the movieвЂ™s most interesting subject.

The revelation that Margot isnвЂ™t who she says she is hits him just as hard as it does their children, if not harder given that their kidnappers want her to re-team with her old boyfriend Leo (Joe Manganiello) to pull off one last job.

This is where one of the other big differences kicks in: Margot had a past life as a master thief, but Ron really is just a pastry chef. When Margot and Ron are kidnapped on the very same night that Kevin is having a sleepover with his neurotic friend Lewis (Lucas Jaye), and Clancy plans to sneak out to the party with her friend Mimi (Cree Cicchino), the four kids are forced to band together to get Margot and Ron back. Sadie Stanley, Maxwell Simkins, Lucas Jaye, and Cree Cicchino in The Sleepover.

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