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Your sister’s wedding is pending, and you – the titular
Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) – are renowned
for dropping fail bombs on every family gathering. Cue
an ultimatum from your folks – find “nice” dates for the
ceremony in Hawaii. A quick brawn-storming session later
and you’ve placed an ad on Craiglist (kind of like our Scu-
erm, Gumtree). It soon goes viral, and you’re left to mutter
“meh” over all manner of wannabe dates. Meanwhile,
Alice (Anna Kendrick) and Tatiana (Aubrey Plaza) get word
– however they’re anything but nice girls. Hey, it’s nothing
quick makeovers and some chance meeting plot-plot-plotting can’t fix,
yeah? Based on real events (it did sound too original for 2016 Hollywood),
M&DNWD is often curiously sweet while keeping the bawdy laughs
coming, and is like totally stolen by Kendrick and Plaza, y’ know? AF
Would you go to Hawaii with these guys?
MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES
Release Date: 09/11/16 Format:
You know that famous shouted line from 1976’s
Network? “I’M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I’M NOT
GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!” We may offend
a few people by mentioning such a classic in a bit
about a raunchy modern comedy from the folks who
gave us The Hangover, but it fits. Three quite different
mothers – or “moms”, for Americans apparently have
an aversion to the letter ‘u’ – have had a gutful. A
gutful! Sick of being overworked and receiving little
to no appreciation for their efforts, they’re stressed to
the max and basically decide to go on strike to enjoy a spot of them
time. It’s a reversal of the typical male-dominated coarse comedy (for
which we owe many thanks to Bridesmaids) with, of course, the odd
political message because, well, it’s 2016. AF
Party like a mother.
BAD MOMS
Release Date: 23/11/16 Format:
Sweetie! Darling! Sweetie! Darling! Sweetie! Darling!
OK, we promise we won’t use either of those words
again in this review, swee- DAMN! Anyway, those
doyennes of everything absolute and fabulous, Edina
(Jennifer Saunders) and Patsy (Joanna Lumley), have
hit their sixties, and needless to say they’re not taking
it gracefully. Hey, why change now?! Anyway, while
Pats gets busy with Botox, Eddy needs to save her
sinking PR company. Erm, speaking of sinking, could
Kate Moss be the answer? Ab Fab’s transition from
little screen to really bloody big one sees all of the original main
cast returning. Add to that a suitably daft story and a raft of cameos
that must have blown the Stoli-Bolli budget sky high, and this is a
suitably fabulous love letter for the show’s many fans. AF
We're back, sweetie.
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE
Release Date: 30/11/16 Format:
ith so many animated movies out there, it's surprising
hat none have featured anthropomorphic food – until
ow. Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Jonah Hill have
eaten Pixar, Dreamworks, et al to the punchline with
his gleefully lewd, crude and clever spoof that exposes
he secret life of grocery items. It's also a love story
etween a sausage (voiced by Rogen) and a bun
Kristen Wiig), who learn that being purchased doesn't
ead to a life of bliss in the "Great Beyond" – it means
being devoured! Packed with more sexual innuendo
than the Carry On series and a jaw-dropping, er, climax featuring
fornicating foodstuffs, this is definitely not for kids. But beneath all the
profanity lurks some genius social commentary, making Sausage Party
a real banger and the funniest film of this type since Team America. SH
Keep out of reach of children.
SAUSAGE PARTY
Release Date: 16/11/16 Format:
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