Bill C’s Review – 2 out of 5
I had originally intended to skip this movie based on the poor reviews it received from critics. But based on the audience reception on Rotten Tomatoes and since there’s not a lot that’s really good out there right now I decided to give it a shot. Unfortunately I agree with the critics. Melissa McCarthy is excellent and provides the laughs but they are too few and far between and this movie violates Bill I’s prime rule of movie previews – don’t show all the best laughs if the movie is a comedy.
This movie seemed to me like a weak clone of the John Candy/Steve Martin classic Planes, Trains and Automobiles with two strangers driving each other crazy on a disastrous road trip together before coming together at the end. Unless you really like Melissa McCarthy I would rent that instead. Another option if you’re a fan of the director Seth Gordon is to rent one of my favorite and very funny documentary, The King of Kong, the story of good vs. evil in the quest to be the record holder in ‘Donkey Kong’.
