Review of Walk of Shame (2014) by Joe P — 25 Jun 2014
Where to even begin with this? For starters, I guess I could say that while it is nice that females are getting leads in comedies, it is sad that Elizabeth Banks, quite a talented actress, is saddled with this kind of unfunny crap.
There were some funny moments, like the opening credits, but it was all downhill from there. The plot has the thinnest of conceits: a local news anchor loses out on a job offer, and goes partying with her girlfriends.
Afterwards, she meets a guy who she goes home with and after waking up, she begins her "walk of shame" to try and get back to her job on time. Having such a thin story acts as a double-edged sword.
It means we aren't saddled with a lot of narrative detours, but it also means that there really isn't much time for character development. And once the plot kicks in, it's just a series of comic set-pieces, a few of which work, but most of which don't.
Oftentimes, the humor they were going for was too awkward and bordered on creepy. They also gave away a lot of the best jokes in the trailer. At the end they try to make up for all of it by having Elizabeth Banks' character give a speech about how it's wrong to assume a girl is a whore based on what she wears.
Still, it wasn't enough to erase 80 minutes of racial stereotypes and misogyny (as well as some momentary gay stereotypes). Overall, this movie was about as cliché as you can get. It was largely devoid of laughs, which is very bad for a supposed "comedy.
" No need to shame yourself by watching this garbage, even for the few laughs it did provide.
This review of Walk of Shame (2014) was written by Joe P on 25 Jun 2014.
Walk of Shame has generally received mixed reviews.
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