Girl Most Likely
Girl Most Likely
PG-13 | 19 July 2013 (USA)
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A failed New York playwright stages a suicide in an attempt to win back her ex, only to wind up in the custody of her gambling-addict mother.

Reviews
Matrixston Wow! Such a good movie.
Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.
Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever
KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
thefan-2 There is a genre of film - this one and Switch come to mind - that depict the denizens of New York City as absurdly neurotic fast-talkers who can't seem to find happiness but who, you realize as the movie hits the 5-minute mark, are all secretly pleased about their excruciating personalities and their irrelevant lives. Pleased. Pleased, when they should be looking in the mirror and telling themselves to snap out of it and get over themselves. I am here to tell you that these movie characters are all figments of some writer's lazy imagination. Do not be afraid to move to New York, it's a lovely place with all kinds of nice people. If you move there - specifically, to the island of Manhattan, either east of west of Central Park or points south - you will find that if you love the city, it will love you back. It's as simple as that. And I promise you will never meet idiots like the preposterous fictions in these movies.
aaronadoty It is hard to put a finger on why this film does not work. I'm an enormous fan of Kristen Wiig and happy to watch her in most anything. I also love genre romantic and family relationship comedy. Beyond my personal positive biases, this film has a lot going for it, including the directorial team responsible for the delightful "American Splendor", the great Annette Bening, and reliable performers like Matt Dillon and Bob Balaban. There were little flashes of pleasure, mostly intertextual in nature - like seeing Blaine from "Glee" (Darren Criss) in a boy band tribute performance, and Nicky from "OITNB" (Natasha Lyonne) as a glitter artist / cupcake stall proprietor - but, overall, the film felt flat and hollow. It was not possible to develop any feeling of warmth or sympathy for the main players. And, without an emotional core, a lightweight relationship comedy like "Girl Most Likely" is an empty  shell, and a little sad: like an abandoned hermit crab's home.Unlike "Bridesmaids" or even her supporting role in "Adventureland", Wiig and the rest of the ensemble never really click, and the result is just kind of disappointing.
tieman64 The cinematic equivalent of being forced to breastfeed a teething dolphin, "Girl Most Likely" stars actress Kristen Wiig as Imogene, a middle aged playwright who stages a suicide in an attempt to win back her ex. This bizarre gesture eventually leads Imogene on a quest to find her long-lost father."Girl Most Likely" was written by Michelle Morgan, whose script wastes time on a wholly superfluous first act. It was directed by Shari Springer and Robert Pulcini, who manage nothing of note. Rubbing salt into the wounds of wounded viewers is a small cameo by Whit Stillman, a director renowned for several sophisticated, interesting comedies. What's he doing in a film like this? Actor Matt Dillon steals the show as a bizarre, bathrobe wearing samurai.3/10 - Worth no viewings. See Whit Stillman's "The Last Days of Disco".
phoenix 2 Imogene is a middle aged woman who after being fired from her job and left by her boyfriend, she returns to live with her mother for a few days, as her landlord evicts her. During her stay many of the family secrets are revealed. The film was not bad, it was funny actually, but not memorable. The performances were great, showing the depth of the characters and their weaknesses. But the story, even though it was good, it seemed to have too much going on. And even though the storyline was okay, the too many facts were confusing and tiring. Also the soundtrack was bad.So 3 out of 10, because it wasn't as enjoyable as it could have been.