Can Late Night’s stellar cast save the film from an otherwise uninspired script?


The comedy drama tells the story of a talk show host, portrayed by the ever-terrific Emma Thompson, who is “a little old and a little white” and on the verge of losing her show

She hires a new writer, Mindy Kaling, a ‘woman of colour’ who revamps the show and helps revitalise the program

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Photo: Screenshot[/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Photo: IMDb[/caption] The cast, admittedly, is absolutely stellar

Thompson is always wonderful, and with her as the lead, the project is certainly in capable hands

Just the chance to see her in action is reason enough to watch the movie

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Photo: IMDb[/caption] The supporting cast includes some impressive names, like the very talented John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy and Reid Scott

And while Kaling may not be the most gifted actress, she did write the script and is in an excellent position to bring her words to life on the screen

It is also great to see director Nisha Ganatra at the helm here

The female presence, both in front of and behind the camera, is refreshing and encouraging in the midst of male-dominated movies

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Photo: IMDb[/caption] The problem, however, is that the trailer doesn’t really show anything particularly impressive or inventive

The premise seems like a mashup of The Devils Wears Prada and the incomparable Tina Fey sitcom 30 Rock, without the finesse of either of these two hits

And for a film with supposed comedy leanings, the attempts at humour are disappointingly weak

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Photo: Screenshot[/caption] Its cast is so promising, however, that even a ho-hum trailer hasn’t dampened our excitement for this female-driven satire

The film might not seem to have the most inspired script in this brief clip, but there must be so much more to the story and humour than what we see in these two minutes

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Photo: Screenshot[/caption] We can only hope that this is a case of a trailer not doing justice to a movie, especially considering its success at Sundance and the positive comments of those who saw its early screenings in January this year

The rest of us will just have to wait till June 7th to watch the film when it is released by Amazon Studios!



Date:24-Mar-2019 Reference:View Original Link