My initial reaction to this film was that it was funny. I'll admit it, I laughed, a lot. But laughter does not a good film make. I don't think I'll be as harsh on it was Richard Roeper, who called it one of the worst films he'd ever seen. Believe me, I've seen worse. D-War anyone?
The movie revolves around Marni (Kristen Bell), who was an ugly duckling in high school, however blossomed into a beautiful swan in life. She finds out her brother Will (James Wolk) is marrying the girl who bullied her relentlessly in high school. Joanne (Odette Yustman) has supposedly changed her ways, however Marni sees otherwise, and sets out to ensure that Will doesn't fall into her trap. When meeting with her family to celebrate the wedding, we learn that Joanne's aunt Ramona (Sigourney Weaver) bullied Marni's mom Gail (Jamie Lee Curtis) in high school. We now follow dual plots of each of the oppressed attempting to one up their oppressors.
The problem with the film is that the plot just simply isn't there. The movie moves along for most of the middle act as if it were a Saturday morning cartoon, just showing random scenes of competition between the ladies, with no real significance.
I feel the need to also mention Betty White. Betty White has had a resurgence of popularity lately, and I think it is well deserved. My problem in the film here is that Betty White is playing the same "character" that she has been playing for the past year. She's flirting with young men, saying dirty things, the usual. I don't blame her for repeating a winning formula, I mean look how much money Will Ferrel has made doing nothing but yelling loudly and acting like an idiot over the past ten years. But in You Again, I felt like when Betty White came on screen, I was suddenly watching a SNL re-run.
The movie comes to a fairly standard Hollywood Ending, one that I found to be hokey while watching, and twice as hokey when thinking about it later.
Overall, I gave it a 6 out of 10. I laughed out loud a lot. Not snickers but laughs, and I give bonus points for that.
By the way, did everyone catch the mini-reunion of Step By Step in this movie?
I caught two in the theater, but IMDB trivia pointed out there were three cast members. I would have loved to have noticed it then, but You Again just isn't worth another viewing to see for myself.
The movie revolves around Marni (Kristen Bell), who was an ugly duckling in high school, however blossomed into a beautiful swan in life. She finds out her brother Will (James Wolk) is marrying the girl who bullied her relentlessly in high school. Joanne (Odette Yustman) has supposedly changed her ways, however Marni sees otherwise, and sets out to ensure that Will doesn't fall into her trap. When meeting with her family to celebrate the wedding, we learn that Joanne's aunt Ramona (Sigourney Weaver) bullied Marni's mom Gail (Jamie Lee Curtis) in high school. We now follow dual plots of each of the oppressed attempting to one up their oppressors.
The problem with the film is that the plot just simply isn't there. The movie moves along for most of the middle act as if it were a Saturday morning cartoon, just showing random scenes of competition between the ladies, with no real significance.
I feel the need to also mention Betty White. Betty White has had a resurgence of popularity lately, and I think it is well deserved. My problem in the film here is that Betty White is playing the same "character" that she has been playing for the past year. She's flirting with young men, saying dirty things, the usual. I don't blame her for repeating a winning formula, I mean look how much money Will Ferrel has made doing nothing but yelling loudly and acting like an idiot over the past ten years. But in You Again, I felt like when Betty White came on screen, I was suddenly watching a SNL re-run.
The movie comes to a fairly standard Hollywood Ending, one that I found to be hokey while watching, and twice as hokey when thinking about it later.
Overall, I gave it a 6 out of 10. I laughed out loud a lot. Not snickers but laughs, and I give bonus points for that.
By the way, did everyone catch the mini-reunion of Step By Step in this movie?
I caught two in the theater, but IMDB trivia pointed out there were three cast members. I would have loved to have noticed it then, but You Again just isn't worth another viewing to see for myself.
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