Screenplay:
Michelle MorganCinematography:
Steve YedlinCast:
Kristen Wiig, Matt Dillon, Annette Bening, Natasha Lyonne, Darren Criss, Mickey Sumner, Michelle Hurd, June Diane Raphael, Nate Corddry, Nicole Patrick (more)VOD (2)
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Kristen Wiig stars in this comedy as a struggling playwright forced to move back in with her unconventional family. When her dreams of being a successful playwright begin to falter and her high society boyfriend dumps her, Imogene (Kristen Wiig) decides to win him back by faking her own suicide. But her plan backfires when she ends up being placed in the hands of her live-life-as-it-comes, gambling addicted mother Zelda (Annette Bening) at her Jersey Shore home. While craving the trappings of her former Manhattan lifestyle, Imogene soon realises that if she's ever going to find her way in the world again she's finally going to have to come to terms with her family, including her brother Ralph (Christopher Fitzgerald), Zelda's reality-challenged boyfriend George (Matt Dillon), and new addition, hunky lodger Lee (Darren Criss). (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
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Kristen Wiig creates a little box of women for herself, who are tired of life, get a proper kick, or are simply on the edge. They have problems. She tries to get out of them in a unique way by trying to piss everyone off, but in the end, everything will still be okay, even though everything goes wrong at first. It's funny only in some places, otherwise it's quite ordinary and a bit boring. However, it still manages to handle the average pretty well.
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American comedies of any quality are few and far between. This one isn't very funny, but it's still kind of funny. Too bad it doesn't have a better thought-out story. However, the style of humor suited me very well. And the cast wasn't bad either. Personally, I was pleasantly surprised by Kristen Wiig in the title role, who I hadn't seen anywhere else. I'll definitely remember her now, though. (60%)
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