Rating of
4/4
I Laughed So Much to the Point of Embarrassment
Franz Patrick - wrote on 07/16/08
This film made me smile from ear to ear from the time it started until the credits started rolling. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler is an excellent duo because each of them are funny in a different way. Poehler is more goofy-funny (I still laugh every time I think of her, "Bitch! I don't know your life!" line). Fey is more low-key/smart funny. That's why they work well together. The script is witty in its own way and it's nicely paced. One-liners are abound and I couldn't help but think about them on the way home. All the characters had something to contribute to the overall picture, which is nice to see in the comedy genre. The only minor problem I had with it is that it sometimes resulted to cliches (the romance between Fey and Greg Kinnear). Nonetheless, this definitely made me and my friend laugh. For those who are fans of "Superbad" and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," this is a good choice to Netflix or even watch in the cinema. I know it's going to get lost in the shuffle because of the premieres of big films like "Iron Man" and "Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay." I just hope more people would give it a chance when they have time to spare.
