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Schumer stars as Amy, a feature writer for a men’s magazine called\u00a0S’nuff<\/em>. Her boss Dianna (Tilda Swinton –\u00a0Snowpiercer,\u00a0We Need to Talk About Kevin<\/a><\/em>), is a ruthless boss who cares about nothing more than the bottom line. She’s got a couple of crude male co-workers along with Nikki (Vanessa Bayer –\u00a0Despicable Me 2,\u00a0<\/em>television’s Saturday Night Live<\/em>), who is also one of her best friends. Though she knows absolutely nothing about sports, she has been assigned to research an article about Aaron Conners (Bill Hader –\u00a0The Skeleton Twins<\/a>, Adventureland<\/em>), a sports doctor doing some cutting edge surgeries to help athletes extend their careers. Among the athletes who have very, very strong guest performances are John Cena, Amare Stoudemire, and, the best of the bunch, THE Lebron James. Amy, who despises sport, is assigned the article even though a co-worker pitched it. But, again, this is just Dianna being Dianna.<\/p>\n Things are okay with Amy at work. She’s not at a company she’s overly excited to be working at, but it affords her a lifestyle that allows her to be content. Plus, despite her feelings towards the firm she works for, there is room for advancement. Outside of work, though, Amy is a bit of a trainwreck. She has a boyfriend, Steven (WWE’s John Cena), the one athlete in this movie who does not pay himself but rather a version of himself. He’s head over heels for her, but she has random encounters with men she just met all the time. Her one rule is not to stay overnight. She’s a girl who likes to have fun. So when Steven finds out, she doesn’t apologize but instead breaks up with him. She has a sister named Kim (Brie Larson –\u00a0Rampart<\/a>,\u00a021 Jump Street<\/a><\/em>), who has the life that Amy wishes that\u00a0she wanted. Kim has a husband and a stepson. Amy does her best to pretend that she likes both males, but I think she wishes she could be like them. Unfortunately, people her age are growing up, and Amy isn’t. She’s content with her life, but I think she wishes she was more like everyone deep down inside.<\/p>\n Schumer is terrific, as is Hader. Colin Quinn (television’s\u00a0Saturday Night Live<\/em>, television’s\u00a0Last Comic Standing<\/em>) embraces his role as Amy and Kim’s aging father. He crushes\u00a0the movie’s first scene (it’s a flashback) and is a consistent source of humor throughout the film.\u00a0Famous basketball player Amare Stoudemire is also great in the movie. He plays himself and is one of Aaron’s patients scheduled to go under the knife. But it’s Lebron James\u00a0who steals the scenes in this movie. In terms of being a polished actor, he’s not quite there. But Lebron is personable, and he is funny. He plays one of Aaron’s patients and one of his good friends. The pals play one-on-one basketball, text each other, and coach each other up. This is much more than a cameo for Lebron. He’s in a good 10-15 scenes, and he’s great (even at times where you can tell he’s trying a little too hard) in all of them. The movie didn’t succeed because of him, but it did make it even more enjoyable. His Q Score just went through the roof because of this movie. And I thought it was great that he continued showing how important Cleveland was to him in this movie, just like he does in real life.<\/p>\n Plot 9\/10 Movies You Might Like If You Liked This Movie<\/strong><\/p>\n I’d say that there is a pretty darn good chance that\u00a0Trainwreck\u00a0will 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 … Continue reading Trainwreck (2015)<\/span>
\nCharacter Development 8.5\/10
\nCharacter Chemistry 8.5\/10
\nActing 8.5\/10
\nScreenplay 8\/10
\nDirecting \u00a08\/10
\nCinematography 8\/10
\nSound 8.5\/10 (Music was a big part of this movie, but outside of Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl, it wasn’t as memorable as I expected it to be)
\nHook and Reel 9\/10 (I LOVE when comedies have a hilarious first scene. Ones that come to mind are\u00a0American Pie<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0There’s Something About Mary<\/em>)
\nUniversal Relevance 9.5\/10 (We’re all looking for love in one way or the other…we all have self-doubt in one way or the other)
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