Review of Trainwreck (2015) by Hanneguacamole — 28 Jul 2015

Sometimes comedy gets a bad rap, and I think Amy Schumer's Trainwreck almost proved a point. Comedy can be sharp and funny while still being smart. There doesn't always need to be guns and clowns to get someone to laugh. My theater was roaring from laughter – more than any slapstick comedy I can remember.

This movie actually followed like a real movie should. A decent plot, character development, and the nonsensical female stereotypes were rarely followed. Maybe I have low standards knowing what this movie's up against, but color me impressed. Amy Townsend held her own and that's something to be proud of. This was her story, not Aaron's. And the comical interjections from LeBron James couldn't have been better. All tied together with an air of realness.

We all know someone that's ill, someone with an addiction. We know someone who can't be faithful to their partners. We know someone who's an **** and someone who needs to change. Those people are us, our friends, our family. We have these problems and now we can laugh at them too. It's about realizing what's important in life, but still not taking it too seriously. It is Amy Schumer after all.