Amy Schumer is a funny lady. Goldie Hawn is a funny lady. Snatched, not so much. It did have a few amusing moments, but I guess I expected more humor out of a comedy. Amy plays Emily Middleton who is dumped by her boyfriend right before they are set to take a vacation to Ecuador. Goldie plays her mother, who Amy talks into going in place of her boyfriend. However, she really isn’t given any good dialogue. Still, it was nice seeing her back on the big screen. The only part of the movie that really made me laugh out loud concerned Wanda Sykes and Joan Cusack, but their appearance in the movie was too brief! I am not saying you shouldn’t see it, but there are better movies out there (Guardians of the Galaxy for example) that will make you laugh more.
Going in Style
The stars of ‘Going in Style,’ Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin are all Oscar winners. They play elderly gentlemen who decide to rob a bank in retribution for being screwed over by shifty pension managers and dodgy banks (kind of like “Hell or High Water” which was a better although more somber movie). There are some genuinely funny and heartwarming moments. All three actors are masters at their craft. But there are some negatives too. I feel the casting of Ann-Margret as the love interest of Alan Arkin was terrible! Why is it okay for these older men to be cast wrinkles and all, but the actresses of the same age have to have so much plastic surgery that they look fake and just a little creepy? It would be so refreshing to see a great actress like say Katherine Ross, Rachel Ward or Diane Keaton playing these parts with their natural beauty. Her mask-like features really distracted from the whole love story. Also, the first half hour of the movie dragged; it wasn’t until they started cleverly and humorously planning their heist that the movie really took off. This is a pleasant enough movie, but I think you can wait until it is on Netflix to watch it.
Why Him?
Listen, this movie is definitely mindless entertainment, with hit or miss comedy. That being said, if you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of Christmas for a few hours, there are worse ways to spend an evening. James Franco plays an internet millionaire who has fallen in love with Bryan Cranston’s daughter ( I can only assume that the Emmy award winning actor was paid well for this movie). James Franco is super-eccentric. He has a paperless bathroom and a chef who serves food that looks exactly like newspaper (this in honor of his future father-in-law who owns a printing business). Keegan-Micheal Key plays an equally eccentric “butler” who sneak attacks his employer a la The Pink Panther. I did laugh in some spots, but my advice is to wait until you can watch this one on television and go see Rogue One or Fantastic Beasts instead.
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