BLOCKERS
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Leslie Mann, Ike Barinholtz, John Cena, Kathryn Newton, Geraldine Indira Viswanathan, Gideon Adlan
Directed by: Kay Cannon
Writers: Brian Kehoe & Jim Kehoe, Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg, Eben Russell
Produced by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, Chris Fenton
Executive Producers: Nathan Kahane, Joseph Drake, Josh Fagen, Chris Cowles, Dave Stassen, Jonathan McCoy
When three parents discover their daughters’ pact to lose their virginity at prom,
they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal.
Leslie Mann (The Other Woman, This Is 40), Ike Barinholtz (Neighbors, Suicide
Squad) and John Cena (Trainwreck, Sisters) star in Blockers, the directorial debut
of Kay Cannon (writer of the Pitch Perfect series).
The comedy is produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver, under
their Point Grey Pictures banner (Neighbors, This Is the End), alongside Jon Hurwitz
& Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar series) and DMG Entertainment’s Chris
Fenton (47 Ronin).
Good Universe’s Nathan Kahane and Joseph Drake (Don’t Breathe, Juno) executive
produce with Chris Cowles (Collide) of DMG, as well as Josh Fagen, Dave Stassen
and Jonathan McCoy. The film is written by brothers Brian & Jim Kehoe, Hurwitz &
Schlossberg and Eben Russell. www.blockersmovie.com
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Snatched Director: Jonathan Levine Writers: Katie Dippold Starring: Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes, Joan Cusack MPAA Rating: Rated R for crude sexual content, brief nudity, and language throughout Official Socials:Website | Facebook | Twitter | IMDb
After her boyfriend dumps her on the eve of their exotic vacation, impetuous dreamer Emily Middleton persuades her ultra-cautious mother, Linda to travel with her to paradise. Polar opposites, Emily and Linda realize that working through their differences as mother and daughter - in unpredictable, hilarious fashion - is the only way to escape the wildly outrageous jungle adventure they have fallen into.
When life gets rough, you get tougher. That's the moral of this story. When a daughter has a non-refundable trip to South America she brings her mother - someone who tends to stay away from adventure if at all possible. Wanting to spend time with her daughter she goes along for the ride. Just not the ride she was expecting.
This movie was HILARIOUS. I could not stop laughing. There were moments when the whole theater was busting up. I swear we all were going to cry our eyes out from the hysterics. This movie is definitely a feel good movie. Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn - not a pairing I would've put together but they work so well together. Amy brings the hilarity, while Goldie brings the class. Yes Goldie has some hilarious lines too - but for the main comedy Amy brings it.
I would say that's because the writing was great. The one liners that were in this film were some of the best I've heard in a film. Ike Barinholtz - he's from The Mindy Project. At least that's how I know him. He plays one of my favorites characters on that show so I was excited to see him in this film. And then he plays just a better version of his character on The Mindy Project which made this even better. But he has the best one liners out of any other character in the movie.
People might be put off by this film - "it's a mother/daughter film so guys won't like it" - this is definitely not the case. There were so many guys in the theater that were DYING. I feel that they loved the movie just as much as I did. Yes, it is a mother/daughter feel good story so I would recommend all the daughters out there to take your mother to see this movie. They'll love it and love that you brought them to see it.
This week marked Goldie Hawn’s triumphant return to the silver screen after a fourteen year absence. Only her new movie, Snatched, wasn’t so much a triumph. By “not triumph,” I mean it was not good. It was not funny. It was not well-written. It was not any of the things anyone looks for in a trip to a movie theater.
Of course, I’m not blaming the quality of Snatched on Goldie. I love love love Goldie. She is a class act. I have seen all of her movies. There just wasn’t any good material for her. Goldie (as Linda) is cast as a dowdy mom stereotype. It was a disservice. I think fans of Goldie love her because she isn't a stereotype. But, in Snatched, Goldie was used for little else than setting-up her co-star's (Amy Schumer as Emily) punchlines.
And the punchlines weren't funny. I found Snatched to be incredibly unfunny. It is more crass than anything. It is worse that many of the punchlines were given to Schumer. Schumer plays the role as stereotypical, failure to launch, spoiled, self-centered twenty-something. The character of Emily unlikable from start to finish. Zero redeeming qualities early-on. By the time that the film tries to redeem Emily, I didn't care anymore.
The only cast members I really liked were Wanda Sykes (as Ruth) and Joan Cusack (as Barb). These were the only original feeling, non-stereotypes. Unfortunately, both Ruth and Barb were relegated to near cameo-type roles.
The plot has similarities to the film Romancing the Stone. It takes place in Columbia. There is a trek through a jungle. There are language barriers. That is where the similarities end. Where Romancing the Stone was original and funny Snatched is tired, boring, overly-convoluted and long.
It was bad. I'm sorry to say it because I like Goldie Hawn so much, but I don't want anyone to see this movie as a celebration of Mother's Day. Don't take mom to see this. Moms deserve better. Goldie deserved better.
If you must see this, wait for it to be on Redbox or some other bargain viewing. Snatched opens, in theaters, today.
When their parents place the family home on the market, siblings Maura (Amy Poehler) and Kate (Tina Fey) learn that they have one weekend to clean out the junk from their old bedroom. Unhappy with the news, the recently divorced Maura and her hotheaded sister make plans to throw one final bash to recapture their glory days with their former classmates. As the raging party begins to spiral out of control, the gals soon realize that there may not be a house left to sell once the dust settles.
SISTERS Genres: Comedy Starring: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, John Leguizamo, Dianne Wiest, John Cena and James Brolin Directed By: Jason Moore Produced By: Jay Roach, Tina Fey, John Lyons Official: Website
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