Review of Trainwreck (2015) by Lowbrowcinema — 18 Jul 2015
Pardon me for not jumping on the Amy Schumer bandwagon, but she is one more example of a supposedly "daring" comedian who is actually quite status quo and mainstream. The perfect complement to director Judd Apatow who litters his tales with dirty words and sex but is actually as innocuous as a Kate Hudson rom-com from the last decade.
In fact, I would argue that BRIDE WARS has a more cutting and daring message to deliver than TRAINWRECK or any of Schumer's or Apatow's work. Pile on to that, TRAINWRECK is simply too long, lethargic, and just not very funny.
And perhaps worse than anything, poor Brie Larson, who is quite the actress, is here relegated to playing the sister/homemaker with no bite or attitude. TRAINWRECK just made me feel sad in an unintentional bad way.
Perhaps we will soon get the truly daring female comedian we really need. Otherwise, I'll stick to ROSANNE re-runs.
This review of Trainwreck (2015) was written by Lowbrowcinema on 18 Jul 2015.
Trainwreck has generally received positive reviews.
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