Movie #1005 "Tammy" was just okay and a bit uneven. There are very few comic masterpieces, but make no mistake: this is not one of these! However, It IS a vehicle for high -powered comic females to turn the tables. This time the loser is a female, but not just any female, but Melissa McCarthy who is able to annoy us one minute, but still win us over by the end of the movie. The thing in Hollywood seems to be to pair her with a host of others --- well, in this film, it is Susan Sarandon playing her booze hound, pill popping, lustful grandmother. Yep! No kidding, and you know, as good as Susan is, she almost carries it off --- if the script didn't get in the way so much. Then, there's Allison Janney playing Tammy's mom (not bad), Kathy Bates and Sandra Oh playing a lesbian couple (hard to believe, but they pull that off) and finally Toni Collette playing the woman who breaks up Tammy's marriage (not enough of her). Lots of jokes kind of make a sound as they "thud" but I kept thinking how I feel audiences would have accepted this film more if it didn't have the role reversal.....when it is a boozer loser male in a film, people go in droves to support it and call the film "brilliant" (like "Hangover"), but it seems when it is a female, they give it 34% on rotten tomatoes. So I have mixed emotions about this one --- it's too raunchy for most people I know, but if you don't mind raunchiness, and you're up for some funny discussions once in a while between very capable female comics, maybe you want to tune in. But it isn't necessary to see this film.
Tammy
I'd give this 2.9 stars out of 5
Pushed to the limit after losing her job and discovering her husband's been cheating on her, Tammy agrees to flee town with her alcoholic grandmother. Their destination is Niagara Falls, but the journey offers some unexpected pit stops.
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