Barbie (2023)

Barbie has an existential crisis that sends her into the real world.

"Barbie" is a comedy film with absurdist roots. True to the ideological principles in the first half, Barbie manages to be witty, funny and sarcastic (thank you, Dame Helen!). In the first half. In the second, there's a u-turn and the film falls into the trap typical of comedies in which all the characters "learn a lesson" in a cliche and cringey way. It's ok and the world likes it, but Greta Gerwig could do more.

Director:  Greta Gerwig     

With: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon, Helen Mirren

Rating: 7.8/10

The Bubble (2022)

A group of actors agrees to become part of the isolation "bubble" for the production of a film during the covid pandemic.

'The Bubble' is a spoof comedy that promised a lot considering the big names associated with the directing and the cast. It starts well, humourous, but along the way, that silly nature of the situation becomes too pushed, repetitive, without offering something new from a creative point of view, just the same idea dressed in new clothes frame by frame, which becomes annoying for the viewer. Isolated funny moments do exist of course, but they don't save the movie. It's nice to see though that there are quite a few interesting cameos, in some cases themselves being sources of quality humor (like the moment with James McAvoy).

Director:  Judd Apatow     

With: Rob Delaney, David Duchovny, Fred Armisen, Maria Bakalova, Leslie Mann, Iris Apatow, Pedro Pascal, Harry Trevaldwyn, Samson Kayo, Danielle Vitalis, Karen Gillan, Keegan-Michael Key, Kate McKinnon

Rating: 6/10

Ghostbusters (2016)

Four scientists passionate about supernatural come up with a way to fight the sudden surge in ghost invasions.

A remake of the classic Ghostbusters from 1984, with a modern and more politically correct take. The humor is fresh and palpable, Kate McKinnon enriches any movie and the fantasy side of the story is no more ridiculous than the old film's; one might even say that an obvious effort has been made to make the story sound like something that might actually make sense.

Director:  Paul Feig   

With: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones

Rating: 8/10

Rough Night (2017)

O petrecere a burlacițelor ia întorsături neașteptate. 

Cam nesigur ce gen este: comedie sau thriller, cu nici una din variante realizate calitativ. 

Un lucru pozitiv reiese: ideile feministe răzbesc demonstrând că și femeile inteligente sunt în stare de idioțenii (mari). 

Pot confirma totuși că Scarlet Johansen nu e făcută pentru comedie, nici pentru intrigi politice.

Kate McKinnon duce comicul in spate minunat (iarăși) , câteodată ajutata de plinuța Jillian Bell ca Alice (atunci cand nu este extrem de iritantă). Dar e prea puțin. 

Totul e puțin tras de păr, plictisitor pe alocuri, tâmpit pe altele, într-atât încât uiți de punctele pozitive. 

De văzut doar dacă vă plictisiți sau sunteți fani mari ai actorilor implicați.

Regia: Lucia Aniello

Cu: Scarlet Johansen, Kate McKinnon, Zoe Kravitz, Jillian Bell

Rating: 6/10

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