Girl Most Likely
| Girl Most Likely | |
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| Directed by | Shari Springer Berman Robert Pulcini |
| Screenplay by | Michelle Morgan |
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| Cinematography | Steve Yedlin |
| Edited by | Robert Pulcini |
| Music by | Rob Simonsen |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate Roadside Attractions |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Girl Most Likely is a 2012 American comedy film, directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. Based on a screenplay by Michelle Morgan, it stars Kristen Wiig as a playwright who stages a suicide in an attempt to win back her ex, only to wind up in the custody of her gambling-addict mother, played by Annette Benning. Matt Dillon, Christopher Fitzgerald and Darren Criss co-star.
The film was shown under its original title Imogene at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2012. The same month, Lionsgate bought the US distribution rights following its TIFF premiere and will release it with Roadside Attractions on July 19, 2013.[1]
Cast
- Kristen Wiig as Imogene
- Annette Bening as Zelda
- Matt Dillon
- Darren Criss as Lee
- Natasha Lyonne as Allyson
- June Diane Raphael as Dara
- Michelle Hurd as Libby
- Nathan Corddry as Larry
- Reed Birney as Dr. Chalmers
- Mickey Sumner as Hannah
- Ronald Guttman as Armando
- Brian Petsos as Peter
- Nicole Patrick as Monica
- Christopher Fitzgerald as Ralph
- Murray Bartlett as James Whitney
Reception
Upon its festival release, Girl Most Likey garnered generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. Christopher Schobert from film blog The Playlist called the film "a big-screen sitcom, elevated by Kristen Wiig and Annette Bening".[2] He wrote that Wiig's "likability oozes from every scene in Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s occasionally winning, a touch too sitcom-y, but often very funny look at one woman’s offbeat family and her attempts at discovering just what went wrong on the road to success. It is not, to be sure, Birdesmaids-style humor, and never reaches that blockbuster’s belly laugh count. But the film doesn’t lack for moments of inspired comedy, and I expect it to find an audience."[2]
Deborah Young, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, also felt that "the film’s great strength is its intuitive casting. The actors interact so well that it’s hard to single out one performance, though it’s perhaps Bening who wins the day for the sexy humanity she gives to the former go-go dancer Zelda. Morgan’s screenplay is full of intelligent dialogue that got real laughs from the audience on its Toronto bow."[3] In his review, Justin Chang from Variety felt that "an able cast, led by Kristen Wiig’s prickly lead turn, saves this uneven, excessively quirky but ultimately ingratiating story [...] Offering another sly snapshot of the filmmakers’ native New York, a la The Nanny Diaries and The Extra Man this soft-bellied crowdpleaser should post modest numbers in specialty play and DVD/VOD rotation.[4]
References
- ^ "Kristen Wiig Film 'Imogene' Gets New Title And July 19th Release Date". Deadline.com. 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ a b Schobert, Christopher (2012-09-09). "TIFF Review: 'Imogene' Is A Big-Screen Sitcom, But Elevated By Kristen Wiig & Annette Bening". The Playlist. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ Young, Deborah (2012-09-07). "Imogene: Toronto Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ Chang, Justin (2012-09-07). "Toronto Film Fest Reviews: Imogene". Variety. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
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