[FilmReview]GirlsTrip(2017)5.6/10

Asisterhood-proselytizingHollywoodcomedypitchestotheAfrican-Americandemography,routinelysaltedwithno-holds-barredvulgarity,yes,stillaviableblueprinttogarnerhugereceiptsintheNorthAmericanmarket.ReginaHallplaysRyanPierce,asuccessfulauthorofthechicken-soup-for-the-soulilk,convenesherthreelifelongfriendsforaweekendjunkettripinNewOrleansassheisselectedasakeynotespeakerintheEssenceMusicFestival.BesidesRyan,thesoi-disant“FlossyPosse”isalsomadeupwithSasha(Latifah),agossipcolumnwriterwhosebusinessisontherocks,Lisa(Pinkett-Smith),adivorcéewithtwoyoungkidsandDina(Haddish),afieryclerkcurrentlyunemployed.Theirbooze-bingeing,party-crashing,celebrity-hobnobbingtripispunctuatedbyRyan’sperfectlyfrontedmarriagewithStewartPierce(Colter)startingcrumblingduetothelatter’scheatinghabit,andanoldscorebetweenRyanandSashatofurthercompoundthesituation,whichallpavesthewaysforRyantopredictablytipthescalefromforbearancetoemancipationinherkeynotespeechandgiveacleansingsatisfactiontothecoreaudiencewhoareintoherheart-liftingperoration,aka,thosewhoactuallybuyherbooks.ThankfullyowingtoapersuasiveReginaHall,whoisamazingly,abletoaddleveragetoeventhemostbanallines,thefinaledoesn’tpanoutasaschmaltzydisaster.IntriguedpurelybythehypeofTiffanyHaddish’sOscarcampaigntoputthisflickonthewatchlist,thisreviewertendstodisagreewiththeballyhoo,sheisnoteventhebestamongstherco-stars,formymoney,itisQueenLatifah’sSashawhogearsherselfupinthesamecalibreofHalltothegame,whereasJadaPinkettSmithfeelsatadstiffinherprim-to-flirtyretrogressionanditisacryingpatronizingmovetopairherwithKofiSiriboe’ssmoking-hotstud,usuallyitisanoldermanbestowedwithahalf-his-agehottie,sowhatdirectorMalcolmD.Leeaimsatisapettyvengeancebyreversingtheirsexotherthansomemoresoberandprogressivecorrective.AsforDina,apartfrompermanentlyruininggrapefruitforus(orotherwisegivinganupswingofitssale,whoknows?),“anemptyvesselmakesthemostnoise”soundsgermanetoherlarger-than-lifecomicreliefendeavor.Tothisdayandage,itisstarklydemoralizingtoseeamainstreamcomedystillcannotexemptaudiencefromlavatoryhumor,thegoldenshowergagisanembarrassingbuzzkillinanotherwiseglitzy,garden-variety,female-empoweringboilerplate.referentialpoints:PaulFeigx27;sBRIDESMAIDS(2011,6.9/10),ToddPillips’THEHANGOVER(2009,6.8/10).本文版权归作者他他所有，任何形式转载请联系作者。