Think Old School set on the beach starring SNL alumni Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch alongside Parker Posey instead of Ferrell, Wilson, and Vaughn. Gayle (Poehler), Judi (Dratch), and Becky (Posey) were losers in college (just wait ‘til you see the flashback to their Senior talent show, priceless). Now in their late thirties, all unmarried they still long to be the cool girls. Bring in Becky’s boss (the always awesome Jane Lynch The 40 Year Old Virgin, Role Models) a Vice Presidential candidate who sends Becky to supervise her daughter on spring break. The timing for a getaway is perfect because Becky, Judi, and Gayle are all respectively dealing with the personal tragedies of loosing a cat, finding out about a gay fiancé, and being turned down by a blind guy. Things gets crazy when they get to their filthy beach hotel and Gayle and Judi decide to finally let loose. Why you need to rent it: As much as I love chick flicks they are (in my opinion) often predictable, this isn’t. We definitely laughed as hard as we would have at an Apatow or Phillips picture and this earns it’s R rating. But, it’s refreshing to see the women raising hell. Also, Lynch and the hysterical Missi Pyle (Dodge Ball, 50 First Dates) as the hotel concierge, add so much. Lynch and Pyle definitely have to be two of the funniest character actresses out there now and to have them in the same movie is fantastic, I just wish they had more screen time.
A side note- Tina Fey is writing really funny stuff for really funny women (Mean Girls, “30 Rock”) and Dratch followed suit with Breakdown. I only hope that a movie like this with big enough names motivates other female writers and producers to not be afraid to bring on the funny.
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