As "Plan B" (2021 release; 107 min) opens, we get to know BFFs Sunny and Lupe, both HS juniors or seniors somewhere in South Dakota. Sunny has a crush on Hunter. Lupe talks Sunny into throwing a party at her house as her mom is out of town at a conference. At the party, things quickly go out of control... At this point we are 10 min into the film.
Couple of comments: this is the directing debut of Natalie Morales (best known for roles in various TV series). And what a debut it is! First and foremost, this is both a comedy and a road trip movie, and it is often hilarious and rip-roaring. Much of the credit for that must go to the two lead performers, Kuhoo Verma (as Sunny) and Victoria Moroles (as Lupe). Their on-screen chemistry is undeniable, and it's just a joy to see them. That said, the movie is also poignant and sad, as the underlying reminder is how women's health care is already hard to come by (if at all) in large stretches of this country. And that is before a possible Supreme Court decision later this year whether to hollow out or simply overturn Roe v Wade altogether. Yea, this is what this country has come to: first an attempted coup d'etat by the worst president this country has ever seen, simply because he didn't like the results of the presidential election; now a potential turnover of what has been the well-established law of the land for half a century, all to appease a fanatic religious minority in this country. What's next? New voter restrictions? Oh, wait...
"Plan B" was released on Hulu in May, 2021. I only recently became aware of this film, when I saw it mentioned in NPR's "best movies of 2021" list. So glad I found out about it. If you are in the mood for a funny and outrageous comedy that has an undeniable political undertone, I'd readily suggest you check this out on Hulu or eventually on DVD/Blu-ray, and draw your own conclusion.
