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Judd ApatowScreenplay:
Amy SchumerCinematography:
Jody Lee LipesComposer:
Jon BrionCast:
Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Colin Quinn, Tilda Swinton, Marisa Tomei, Ezra Miller, John Cena, Katy Mixon, Brie Larson, Bar Paly, Mike Birbiglia, Vanessa Bayer (more)VOD (5)
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No contemporary filmmaker has chronicled the messy human experience with the eye and ear of a comedic cultural anthropologist like Judd Apatow. Hits as varied as those he's directed, like Knocked Up and The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and those he's produced, like Superbad and Bridesmaids, are all unified by their honest, unflinching, comic look at how complicated it is to grow up in the modern world. Apatow has also built a history of helping break distinctive new comedy voices into the mainstream, from Seth Rogen to Lena Dunham among many others. Now, in his fifth feature film as a director, Apatow again brings a portrait of an unforgettable character, and a portrayal by a breakout new comedy star, together in Trainwreck, written by and starring Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer) as a woman who lives her life without apologies, even when maybe she should apologize.
Since she was a little girl, it's been drilled into Amy's (Schumer) head by her rascal of a dad (Colin Quinn) that monogamy isn't realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment but in actuality, she's kind of in a rut. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she's writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners (Bill Hader), Amy starts to wonder if other grown-ups, including this guy who really seems to like her, might be on to something.
(Universal Pictures US)
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In my opinion, there are three things that are most damaging to Trainwreck: 1) the exorbitant running time (two hours is a bit too much for the comedy genre), 2) the quite unlikeable cast (my favourite Ezra Miller is in it, but he’s just another guy), 3) the lack of funny scenes and an excess of deaf and awkward spots (it's really really "sad" when you laugh properly only at the very end during the cheerleaders' performance, i.e. after about two hours). In short, a film that will never become a classic or an icon of its genre - it will rather get lost in a mediocre haze of grey.
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I don't know what's wrong with me. But this is quite a functional comedy-drama-romance, but I just didn't enjoy it. Amy Schumer presents a character that I could easily dislike, which happened to me practically the whole time. The highlight was the ending, where I was entertained. However, the biggest positive was definitely LeBron James, who has fantastic comedic talent.
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Amy Schumer has always struck me more as a comedian than a potential Oscar-winning actress. Romantic comedies often come with their own set of expectations, so I didn't set the bar too high for this movie, and it pretty much met those expectations. That said, I do appreciate Amy Schumer's humor and would definitely choose her over Katherine Heigl's forced smiles any day. When I weigh the pros and cons, the film lands as a slightly above-average watch. If it hadn't focused so heavily on family values, I might have been a tad more satisfied. / Lesson learned: Being choosy isn't always a bad thing.
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I like Judd Apatow's films, but almost all of them have a problem with the running time and should be about half an hour shorter. And that’s especially a problem with Trainwreck, because following an hour and a half of thumbs of self-absorbed cow who's been carrying around a bunch of traumas since childhood and blaming them on everyone around her just isn't fun. Sure, it all turns into a Hollywood romantic cliché towards the end, but thanks for it. I'd rather have that cliché than thirty extra minutes with this woman. Amy Schumer should keep doing stand-up, where I can ignore her there much easier than if she tries acting or screenwriting.
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Judd Apatow has partially repaired his reputation with me after the very weak This is Forty, although a slight reduction in the running time would definitely have been helpful. Still, Trainwreck is a pretty tightly-paced comedy with an unexpectedly funny LeBron James and a fairly convincing Amy Schumer. I know the longer running time in comedy is such an Apatow trademark, but it only fully worked in Knocked Up. Even so, a pretty good 3 stars.
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