You Again boasts an all star cast comprised of veterans and relative newbies alike. Everything, and I mean everything, seems to be going for it being a GREAT movie...with the exception of a great script. Another movie that proves good writing matters, You Again does manage to be somewhat salvaged by it's impressive cast.
I could sort of compare this movie to a CBS sitcom - it's light, breezy, there are a few laughs, but in a week or two you won't remember much about it. Kristen Bell (oh how I miss Veronica Mars) plays a girl who was picked on all through high school, and when years later she learns that her beloved brother is marrying her high school nemesis, the fur begins to fly. Her loving mother, played by Jamie Lee Curtis, also has a nemesis of her own coming to town, played by Sigourney Weaver. Throw Betty White as the grandma in and what more could you want? Well, a little originality maybe.
We've seen it all before, but in it's defense, it's not trying to break barriers. It is entertaining. If the previews looked interesting to you, you're going to get about what you expect - you won't be blown away, but I wasn't looking for Slumdog Millionaire and you shouldn't either. I would give You Again a score of 6 out of 10.
No comments:
Post a Comment