IMDb plot summary: Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time - ever.
Directed by Josh Greenbaum. Starring Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan, and Damon Wayans, Jr.
I appreciated but didn't love Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo's previous writing collaboration Bridesmaids, but this one was right up my alley. It's like if Anchorman decided to cross over with... I don't know, some delightful movie about female friendship. There's such a great mix here of character-centric humor and just wild wacky moments that made me laugh out loud -- the romantic lead's musical number was especially a favorite of mine. But it also has such lovely warmth to it, even if the big cathartic moments come while the leads are being chased off a cliff by alligators rather than a more traditional dramatic setup. I did have to go back and edit this review pretty heavily because I just kept describing everything as "delightful," so I had to find some more creative words, but, really, that is the best word I could use to describe this film.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar > A Chorus of Disapproval
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar > The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar > Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar < Frozen
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar < 50/50
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar > Trust
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar > High School Musical 2
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar < Nativity!
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar > Shaolin Soccer
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar > The Fountain
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar > Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar > Adaptation
Final spot: #329 out of 3371, or 90%.
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