Reviews

When the Friday night pandemic doldrums need a solution, this crazy weird little movie from the hidden recesses of the minds of Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo - the gals who brought you Bridesmaids! - might just be it. Daughter found this title and thought it would be bad enough to while away 90 minutes while scrolling Reddit. Well, the devices were soon put aside so we could concentrate on the screwball-comedy paced dialogue. You can get plot synopsis from other reviews, and spoilers if you're so inclined, but what I want to know is if something is watchable......or even re-watchable, and this movie is, in that road-accident-you-can't-take-your-eyes-off way - but so so so much better, and way more fun. This WAS a genuinely funny movie! Yes, the plot that moved the story along was a basic formula to get from A-to-B, but the in-between stuff is where you didn't quite know if it would zig or zag. It often zigzaggled. Yes, I made that up, and I think Star & Barb would have totally agreed with my description. Some reviews mention there's some crude humour, but like beauty, that can be pretty subjective. We thought most of the crude stuff played more like satire, with a little Michael Boobie, crooning for the middle-aged set. If you see this movie you'll get it. A couple scenes in the beginning did feel a little like extended SNL-sketches, but with one of the best alumni of that show behind the script I can give them a pass. There are a lot of very funny lines, and we often had to pause just so we could catch our breath and calm down from laughing. Ok, maybe I was just super-tired, but I know already I will not ever forget some scenes, they will always make me chuckle. If Barb & Star ever go on another vacation, or just make another movie-adventure together, I definitely want to come along for the ride!

Not until I read these comments/thoughts did it conjure up my memories of this show. I stumbled across his last episode (with Dennis Miller) one night recently, too, while checking out old cassettes. Classy? Urbane? Irreverent in all the right moments? there's no one that can touch this guy! Craig Ferguson can somewhat emulate by having the most unknown or who'd-a-thunk to interview that guest, and do a credible job of being genuinely interested in them, but Tom had an edge that kept you so engaged, and to do that 'til 2a.m. is a rare gift! I can't believe I miss him as much as I do. I have absolutely no regrets of the many nights I 'wasted'(?) staying up way too late but oh-so-enjoying and savouring the seconds spent watching Tom Snyder. If his show was available on DVD it'd be something to treasure. He was truly unique.