Snatched (2017)
When her boyfriend dumps Emily, a spontaneous woman in her 30s, she persuades her ultra-cautious mom to accompany her on a vacation to Ecuador. When these two very different women are trapped on this wild journey, their bond as mother and daughter is tested and strengthened while they attempt to navigate the jungle and escape.
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I watched this based on IMDB; Goldie Hawn, Joan Cussack, even Tom Bateman (great in DaVinci's Demons) and Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: SVU). What's not to like? Unfortunately, when it came to the script it's a paint by numbers comedy; bit of nudity, bit of misunderstanding a heavy foreign accident, some light hearted macabre actions, make fun of the attractiveness of the actresses. For me though, the most annoying aspect of the film is that Joan Cussack doesn't have a speaking role, though as she's paired with Wanda Sykes she makes up for both of them. The pay off at the end of the film is predictable, but nice to watch and if you realise that's coming through out the film it makes it slightly easier to watch. I could see it being issued by the government to all first time American travellers going to far flung foreign places; if you get in trouble, this is what we do (at least the first hour of the film, anyway)
Not a big fan of Amy Schumer and wasnt expecting much after seeing the ratings. Good story though and had a few good laughs along the way.
Just like amy's standup, she's real and always says what people are thinking. I can see if you can't relate in any way to amy's humor, you would see all of the stupidity without seeing the moments of comedic genious. Her movie nods to the naive and self absorbed American, the shortcomings of the us government, the chovanism of unmapped communities, and the antagonistic yet unknowingly optimistic bond between a mother and daughter. It's smart and not just another chick flick.
This movie deserves more than a 1 star rating !! The movie came out okay. I've seen a lot of movies that was horrible and received higher ratings.