Review of Girls Trip (2017) by Melissa Anderson for Village Voice — 18 Jul 2017

Malcolm D. Lee’s comedy, written by Kenya Barris and Tracy Oliver — the same creative team behind last year’s uneven Barbershop: The Next Cut — pops with next-level ribaldry and smack talk, especially in its first half.

But in the remaining hour, the laughs arrive less often as the gender politics grow weirder.