Review of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) by Harry W — 23 Nov 2013

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion would not be the type of film I would be watching if I wasn't in love with Phoebe Buffay from Friends, portrayed by star Lisa Kudrow.

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion was interesting. Its clearly a film directed more at the teenage female audience and its jokes range from hit and miss to cringe-worthy at times, as well as the fact that it is an openly predictable and cliche film. Yet the charms of its two leads are just too good to pass up.

Lisa Kudrow's natural charm she showed us all on Friends and Mira Sorvino's talents which won her an Academy Award for Mighty Aphrodite are brought down to a sitcom level for cheap laughs in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, and its actually pretty entertaining. Their chemistry is so impeccably natural that it essentially overshadows the many of the negative elements in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. They put a charming comedic twist on an unoriginal and overused story, and it becomes entertaining even to some of the most critical of viewers. The characters Romy and Michele are just so full of vibrant life that they ensure that the story completely revolves around them, an they manage to carry the film entirely on their own through David Mirkin's half assed direction and Robin Schiff's overly basic script.

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion isn't a film you can really say too much about. Its titular characters are great, Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino's comedic talents are charming, and that's enough to carry Romy and Michele's High School Reunion with its colourful costumes and decent cinematography over its many shortcomings.