Review of Trainwreck (2015) by Theapplegnome — 05 Sep 2015

The title is just as (somewhat) non-laughable as the plot.

From the director who gave us ‘The 40 Year Old Virgin’ and 'Knocked Up’; director Judd Apatow is back with a somewhat laughable, but messy comedy. When it comes to the humor is it always hard to get everyone entertained, and this 'wreckish’ movie is no exception. I laughed out at several occasions, but I had no interest in the plot what so ever, it just dragged on. This is my own personal opinion, and some of you will of course love the movie. This is because of several aspects. One is without any doubt the characters, which are relatable, lovable and well presented. The acting is just as phenomenal. The directing is very well done, and even though it got its flaws did I still enjoy it much more than I thought I would. Team Schumer-Hader (Amy Schumer & Bill Hader) did an amazing job, but as I previously mentioned is the story so messy and non-entertaining and it’s sad that such great characters can’t exist in a great world. The whole movie therefor felt non-rememberable. The humor is still great from time to time, but it’s also somewhat predictable, even though the whole movie is much less 'clichéish’ than what I expected to see.

Is it still worth it? Perhaps! 'Trainwreck’ (except the humor and the plot) is really good, but from a personal viewpoint did I still find it a bit boring, but it might work for you!

Personal rating: 6.8/10.

Critical rating: 7.