One of
their more knockabout projects, following the deadpan Inside Llewyn Davis, this one's a classic - era Hollywood kidnap caper.
Not exact matches
Even though the script might let her down, Schumer does still manage to sell a smattering of the comic moments (the opening scene has a promising
knockabout tone), but when she reaches the
more dramatic elements, she struggles to convince.
Far
more clever and witty than the
knockabout silliness promised by the coming attractions, this is a film that is
more interested in character comedy than slapstick and gives Melissa McCarthy the most appealing role of her career and allows Jason Statham to deliver one of the most unexpectedly hilarious comedic turns in recent memory.