Review of Trainwreck (2015) by Jamess — 20 Jul 2015

As a fan of Amy Schumer and her Comedy Central series (where she takes amazing chances, the 12 Angry Men parody was brilliant), I was a bit let down by her big screen debut as star and writer. Of course there is a great difference between writing a 5 minute (or 22 minute) sketch and a full length feature, and perhaps under Judd Apatow's (never met a 90 minute film that can't be padded to over 2-2 1/2 hours) direction and guidance, she didn't tighten the script firmer.

There are many, many laughs to be sure. And the supporting cast is crammed with talent. All the talk is about Lebron James, but what about John Cena (hilarious), Colin Quinn, Vanessa Bayer, Randall Park, Jon Glaser, Mike Birbiglia, hell, Tim Meadows absolutely kills in the small cameo he appears in.

..Although the main character is an mess, the movie follows the standard rom-com formula. Couple meet, fall in like, conflict pulls them apart, they get together after one of them realizes that they DO love them.

.Some scenes could have been trimmed and one, the intervention with Chris Evert, Mathew Broderick and Marv Albert (YES!!) could have been cut completely. I will admit whatever faults Apatow has as a director, he does let his cast shine from top to bottom.