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Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time - ever.Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time - ever.Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time - ever.
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... and I absolutely LOVED it! I couldn't stop laughing! It was just what is needed with everything going on. Its fun, colorful, cheery and completely rediculous (in a good way). One of those movies you can watch again and again, good background while going things around the house. The music numbers are really well done and funny, the acting was great. It's like a toss up of those cheesy movies like Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion crossed with the even more rediculous ones like Airplane with a touch of Austin Powers type bad guys and a little bit of musical thrown in. Definitely worth a watch if you enjoy stuff like that.
Starts off slow but stick with it, complete non stop silliness just couldn't help myself loving this film, personally they could of given more comedy moments to Jamie Dornan as he is a naturally funny guy( please someone give him a good comedy film).
Barb and Star I just love these two women they could do so much more and please more comedy, the soundtrack to the film was good and so silly you cannot help but join in with the madness of it all. Ludicrous plot but just take the film in all its glory of silliness. These characters have so much potential to do much more. I hope their next adventures are with more plot, more silliness and an even bigger soundtrack.
I won't spoil the film just watch and it it your feet up and don't take life to seriously.
Barb and Star I just love these two women they could do so much more and please more comedy, the soundtrack to the film was good and so silly you cannot help but join in with the madness of it all. Ludicrous plot but just take the film in all its glory of silliness. These characters have so much potential to do much more. I hope their next adventures are with more plot, more silliness and an even bigger soundtrack.
I won't spoil the film just watch and it it your feet up and don't take life to seriously.
There is so much to enjoy in this film. The writing has layers of humor that can appeal to almost anyone, if they're willing to accept some of the absurdism. Just accept it. Just go with it because this truly insane film hits so many notes of comedy accented by vivid sets and fun cut aways (packing their suitcases). And hats off to Jamie Dornan. He truly trusted his director and writers/costars because you have to admit, that character on paper would've been indiscernible. And yet he ends up charming at the end, in a caricature way, but still sympathetic. Wiig's dual performance is the cherry on top of all around incredible character moments-and lovely to see Phyllis and Vanessa. This seems like a movie that was a riot to make.
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar is a gleefully absurd comedy that's really fun even if the jokes don't always land. Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo are terrific with perfect chemistry. Jamie Dornan is excellent and Damon Wayans Jr. is consistently really funny. Josh Greenbaum's direction is really good, it's well filmed and extremely well paced. The soundtrack is also really good and the music by Christopher Lennertz and Dara Taylor is good.
This is a completely bonkers movie. To begin with I thought - it's not even that funny but somehow it's still likeable and silly and, as pretty much everyone has said, just the kind of light hearted nonsense we need right now. But by the time Jamie Dornan sings an earnest ballad of love to the seagulls, I was won over. It takes comedy cliches to an unprecedented level and is well worth a watch for anyone who needs cheering up.
Did you know
- TriviaThat's really Jamie Dornan singing, and it was his choice to tear his shirt off at the end of the song. He wasn't supposed to--on the commentary they mention the shirt wasn't designed as a tear-away--but he felt it was necessary.
- Crazy creditsThere's a short scene after the closing credits.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Will Forte/Annie Mumolo (2021)
- SoundtracksGuilty
Written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb
Performed by Barbra Streisand feat. Barry Gibb
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
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- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
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