There is a good chance that Trainwreck will go down as the funniest movie of 2015. There doesn’t appear to be a ton of comedies this year, and the one that I was most excited for (Vacation) looks like it’s going to be a dud. Usually, the great comedies of the year are released before September 1st. I have no evidence that backs up this claim, but the good movies reserved for the later portions of the year are the Oscar contenders. It doesn’t mean that there aren’t comedies released in October, November, and December, but there are more average comedies than not. What I am implying here is that the funniest movies of the year have already been released and that Trainwreck seems to be the most amusing of that group. I often mention in my film blog that 2010 was the best movie year of my lifetime. However, there wasn’t that one hilarious comedy you remember from that year. For me, the funniest movie that year was Get Him to the Greek, but that movie had nothing on Trainwreck. Had it been released in 2010, Trainwreck would have made the year that much better.
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The Skeleton Twins (2014)
One of the most honest and straightforward movies of 2014 saw two of the most well-known Saturday Night Live alums take on roles that were very, very different from anything we had seen them in before. Rian Johnson’s (Looper, The Brothers Bloom) The Skeleton Twins explores mental health, a topic that hits very close to home for me. This is one of those movies categorized as a hit-or-miss drama/comedy, but it is hardly a comedy. This isn’t the heaviest movie in the entire world, but you certainly won’t be smiling much as you empathize with the leads Maggie (Wiig – Bridesmaids, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) and Milo (Hader – Year One, Superbad). You might spend the first 15-30 minutes wondering when the comedy is coming, only to realize that maybe it’s not. This is something much more profound. This is a film for film enthusiasts worldwide.