Just like its writer/star Amy Schumer, this movie, about a commitment-phobic party animal named Amy who meets a great guy, is profane and envelope-pushing. Jodi, Jack, and I loved it. I first heard Schumer's comedy on the dirty comedy station Raw Dog on satellite radio, which I tune in to whenever I get a loaner car. You should definitely watch the three seasons (30 episodes) of Inside Amy Schumer, her Comedy Central series, and it's been renewed for a fourth.
Bill Hader (last blogged an hour ago for Inside Out) is a perfect foil for her as the love interest Aaron, and LeBron James, playing a version of himself, makes a great sidekick. Some of the more noteworthy other supporting players are Vanessa Bayer (107 episodes of Saturday Night Live) as Amy's friend and colleague, Tilda Swinton (most recently in Snowpiercer) as her hilariously blunt boss, Brie Larson (last in these pages for Don Jon) as Amy's down-to-earth sister Kim, Mike Birbiglia (after his cameo in Annie he had a series arc in Orange is the New Black) as Kim's dorky husband, Colin Quinn (89 of SNL and some other stuff) as Amy and Kim's father, and Ezra Miller (most recently in The Perks of being a Wallflower) as an intern. Since Hader's character is a sports doctor, there are plenty of real athletes, as well as quite a few celebrities, playing themselves,
Director Judd Apatow (last in these pages for This is 40) is the obvious choice for raunch, and he does well with Schumer's material.
Since we saw this six weeks ago, I don't remember much of the music, and the internet doesn't seem to remember that Jon Brion composed the soundtrack, only that there are lots of songs.
Rotten Tomatoes' critics are averaging 85% and its audiences 75, yet it has made lots of money, seventh of current releases in as many weeks, tripling its $35 million budget. Throw some money Amy's way, or wait for the small screen. But do see it if you can handle the filth.
No comments:
Post a Comment