sets up its from-candlelight-to-gaslight love story around this old chestnut and quickly tries to mine every aspect of when dream guys become nightmares for laughs. It’s less a cautionary-tale romantic comedy, however, than a showcase for its writer and star Iliza Shlesinger, which turns out to be more of a feature than a bug.
She has five specials and a Netflix sketch show to her name, as well as a few scattered supporting roles here and there. That’s Shlesinger screaming at Mark Wahlberg before screwing him against a bathroom sink in, and that’s Shlesinger as Vanessa Kirby’s concerned sister in the devastating drama. If you knew her work as a comic, you felt like her acting gigs were side hustles in between killer hour-long sets.
Playing a stand-up named Andrea Singer, her character is fueled by a write-what-you-know sensibility. You assume that some of the club shots and touring clips in the introductory montage are culled from actual roadwork. From what we see of Andrea’s headliner spiels, they would fit nicely into a Shlesinger tight five for a late-night talk show appearance.
The one voice of reason here is Margo, Andrea’s best friend and bartender sidekick played by Margaret Cho, and the longer you watch Shlesinger’s lemonade-from-sour-lemons reclamation of this traumatic romantic faux pas, the more you realize she hasn’t just written her own ticket with this film. She’s also reintroduced Cho to viewers, who should be eternally grateful.
Which is arguably part of the problem. As an “anti-rom-com,” hijacking the genre’s rhythms without adhering to the rules of the game,is fine. As a satire of showbiz vapidity, it’s decent . It’s not nearly as subversive as you want it to be. If you’re seeking anything chewier about the pitfalls of modern dating, or con artistry in the age of social-media enabling, or what women want — from careers to friends, life, love — look elsewhere, pilgrim.
It was terrible, as is a majority of Iliza's stand up.
This movie was awful.
you had me at Iliza and rom com
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