Rated R
Starring Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Gillian Jacobs, Ethan Suplee, Bill Burr,
Written and Directed by Steven Brill
The Story:
Meghan (Banks) is a local newswoman with a shot at a Network job. Then in a stunning turn, her boyfriend dumps her and she is informed that the job is going to someone else. So to drown her sorrows, her friends take her out on the town and she gets plastered and winds up going home with a random guy (Marsden). Then she gets the phone call in the morning, that the network is reconsidering her, and she has until 5:00 pm to get to work and wow the bosses.
But first, she has to figure out where she is, and when her car, wallet, and phone all end up M.I.A., you know this task will not be easy!
Ha. Ha. Ha.
Okay, so you've seen this story before, or some variation of it over the last few years.
However, this one is still very well made, and pretty funny throughout, so while the road may seem familiar, it's also a trip well worth taking.
Banks is game for just about anything as she has to race through the city in a little yellow dress.
Naturally, she will be confused for a hooker, among other things, and she is being pursued by various people, including the cops, who all want to chat with her.
Can you outwit them all, make it to the newscast in time to score the anchor job?
Well, duh.
But it's all in how it unfolds, and Brill brings his best work to the screen since Mr. Deeds, making us actually care about Meghan's plight and wondering if she will indeed pull it off.
That says something.
Final Grade: C+
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