The Guilt Trip:
I thought this movie
was just "okay." It was definitely a much slower paced film that
didn't pick up until around two-thirds of the way through. Barbra Streisand
accurately portrayed a certain kind of mom: the chattering, somewhat annoying
mom. I found it really funny in the opening scene of the movie when she kept
calling her son, Seth Rogen, and she asked him if he needed any underwear and
that she'd get him some: MY MOM SO DOES THAT! "You can never have enough
underwear," Mom always says. Needless to say that part amused me. To
reiterate, Streisand's annoying behavior dragged out for a long time. Then the
tension that builds from their road trip culminates in an extremely harsh
argument between Streisand and Rogen. I felt a bit uncomfortable watching
because of the intensity of the argument and the reality of some of
Streisand's remarks. After they make up, things are fine. Definitely a few
funny moments, but the "so-so" quality of the movie doesn't improve
to "okay" until the very end.
Rogen's character
brought his mom on this trip to secretly have her meet her long lost love since
she's been single for decades. Eventually, she discovers his plan and they go
to meet him. To prevent spoiling the end, I won't give specifics, but the end
is a bit predictable...except for one detail. This detail at the end totally
moved me; I started crying in the theater. Shut up! I'm a hopeless romantic: we
can't help it. It was beautiful and beautifully connected the exposition with
the resolution. It redeemed the movie to some degree, and that, my friends, is
why it was "okay."
(***If you're just
dying to know what this redeeming detail is, message me and I'll tell you.***)
Yes, those annoying moms, you little shit. tee-hee.
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