I was so excited for this movie. I love Kristen Wiig, and so this buddy vacation movie seemed like the perfect thing to help cure my sadness from not being able to vacation this past year.
However, the plot with the villain wanting to blow up the town was just stupid. I get you need some antagonist to make a story, but it ruined the vibes of the movie and made it at times seem like 2 different movies. Frankly it made it seem like Barb and Star weren't the real stars of the show! It really detracted from what the movie could've been. This was like if "Bridesmaids" had had a random super villain in it- it wouldn't have worked. The magic of it was in the internal conflict. I think if this villain plot was scrapped and turned into a much lower-stakes conflict it could've been a fantastic film. More of a focus on the actors' wonderful comedic performances (who knew Jamie Dornan could be funny like that?) would've been nice to see.
However, the plot with the villain wanting to blow up the town was just stupid. I get you need some antagonist to make a story, but it ruined the vibes of the movie and made it at times seem like 2 different movies. Frankly it made it seem like Barb and Star weren't the real stars of the show! It really detracted from what the movie could've been. This was like if "Bridesmaids" had had a random super villain in it- it wouldn't have worked. The magic of it was in the internal conflict. I think if this villain plot was scrapped and turned into a much lower-stakes conflict it could've been a fantastic film. More of a focus on the actors' wonderful comedic performances (who knew Jamie Dornan could be funny like that?) would've been nice to see.
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