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The Wrong Missy (2020)
Welp, They Tried
If you're looking for something with quality humour and a tightly-written storyline, this is not for you. If you're looking for something to play in the background while you're writing a report or grading papers, it's perfect.
The idea was interesting, but the execution failed as movies of this type often do. If they took out a lot of the obnoxious, crass, "edgy" humour (ahem, non-consensual sex acts disguised as "jokes"), there could have been a funny movie with a lot of heart. There were a lot of completely pointless characters and and the plot went never really connected.
I am generally a David Spade fan, but his acting was definitely lacking in this one. It felt like he gave zero effort; it didn't help that his character didn't seem fully fleshed out. Most of his scenes were reactions to what other characters were doing or saying. And when I say reactions, I mean shots of him widening his eyes or saying "oh." It was like he was a supporting character in his own story.
Lauren Lupkus passed quirky and funny and stopped at just plain obnoxious.
I would have liked to see more of Molly Sims as the introduction to her character was the catalyst for the main plot. Not because I thought her performance was amazing or anything, I just thought a lot of good conflict could have come out of her being more present in the movie. Instead she only reappeared after I had already forgotten she existed.
Sarah Chalke's character was completely pointless. I mean completely pointless.
Overall I think this movie is just further proof that there is not longer room in the world for what Happy Madison currently has to offer.
The Bad Mother's Handbook (2007)
Eh...
I chose to watch this film before I read the book so as to form an unbiased opinion. Having said that, I still had issues with the film.
The movie could have been at least half-an-hour longer. There were bits where it felt like pieces of the story were missing. Given that the film was from Charlotte (Holliday Grainger) and Karen's (Catherine Tate) perspective, there was just not enough to give each character a thorough arc. The entire film was rushed and incomplete; like when you write and essay at the last minute, without having read the book.
Despite all this, the performances were fantastic by all the cast members. I must note, however, that Steve (Steve John Shepherd) and Leo (Steve Pemberton) felt like unnecessary characters. They had so little screen time, and so little importance to the main story that the film could have done well without them. If they had been removed, it would have provided space to insert those missing parts I mentioned earlier!
There were some pretty funny one-liners and banter. The opening monologue in particular was incredibly funny.
Overall, I feel the movie definitely could have been better. But as is, it's fairly entertaining.