Minha Festa de 30 Anos

Writer and film star Mamrie Hart may have got her wish to "star" in her own film about a girl named Kate Fields who works as a dental hygenist and is turning 30 but she is still single and relies on her two besties for her social life.

This is supposed to be one of those "loser turns winner" camp/comedy/romance films where the high school loser(s) get together for a wild reunion at a rich and absent house owners mansion and for Kate Fields 30th birthday party. The scenario of a girl trying to find true love but keeps getting into bad relationships such as Kate's blind date with a loser guy named Raven who still lives with his parents, has been done a million times before, and now I can honestly say this is the one millionth PLUS ONE failure.

I did not laugh once. Writing and acting were below par. It reminded me of a film that was made in less than seven (7) days and for less than ten (10) grand.

10 minus 7 equals a 3 out of 10 rating.

Straight off the bat, Dirty 30 is an above average film that will at the very least keep you slightly entertained for an hour and a half. It's pure, harmless fun with solid performances from the very likable Mamrie Hart, Hannah Hart and Grace Helbig (the YouTube Holy Trinity), who play three best friends. I would have liked to see more character development for Hannah Hart's character (Charlie) as I thought she was the most interesting of the 3. Does this film bring anything new to the table? No, not really. Think of this as the mild-mannered lovechild of Project X and Bridesmaids. It's a predictable film that played it really safe but is still a charming little film nonetheless.The weakest aspect of this film is a forced high-school romance between two incredibly forgettable characters that the film could have completely done without. Each time these two characters were on screen, the energy and pace of the film was slowed down and all I wanted to do was get back to the fun bits.

Overall, I think big YouTube fans will enjoy this one the most as there are a bunch of awesome cameos to look forward to.

Kate Fields (Mamrie Hart) is turning 30 and life kinda sucks. Her long-time friends Evie (Grace Helbig) and Charlie (Hannah Hart) have their own difficulties. They find a letter from Kate's 16 year old self. She allows them to throw her a small and tasteful birthday party but...

This is a film featuring a bunch of YouTube personalities. I'm sure that it's great for their fans. For everybody else, this is like every other single gal comedy by a second tier comedy troupe. They are functional comedic actors. There is nothing here that's going to blow anybody's mind. It has a few harmless jokes and a general knowledge of every single gal tropes. The party needs to go more crazy, faster and harder. It runs out of steam by the midway point. Instead of taking off into a wild night, it gets dull.

I stumbled across this movie, saw Hannah Hart was in it, and thought I may as well give it a go. I wasn't expecting much, as a lot of the cast seems to be from YouTube, and within the first 5 minutes I was questioning whether to turn it off or not. It's pretty cliche, quite cringey at times, but the more I watched it the more comfortable I got, and honestly, it's not that bad. A lot of the actors have potential, I think, and I'd honestly love to see them in bigger productions. While the script, and maybe the pace, need a lot of work the chemistry between some of the actors flowed so well, I forgot I was watching a C grade (?) movie. Some of the punchlines really hit, others were just terrible, but there were a lot of small moments that made me feel like I was watching an 'A lister' comedy. Really wasn't too bad.

Anyone who Youtube will know all 3 of the main actors: Hannah Hart; Grace Helbig and Mamrie Hart. They got together for this movie and I believe they hit the cinema nail right on it's head. The film is colourful, well paced, well acted for what it is, nicely written with great dialogue, witty and charming and a little emotional in parts. There's plenty of cuteness to keep people interested but not enough to turn it smulchy. It's about as believable as any film of this genre and very formulaic, but that doesn't stop it rising to the heap of all the other unbelievable and formulaic movies. The only time I write reviews is if a film touched me or moved me in some way, be that positively or negatively, and this one was definitely a feel good, positive surprise. I've given it the highest rating I ever give a film and that's because tonight that's exactly what it deserved.