Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar

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Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar

Release Date: February 12, 2021
Studio: Lionsgate
Director: Josh Greenbaum
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude sexual content, drug use and some strong language
Screenwriters: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo
Genre: Comedy

Starring: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo


Plot Summary: Lifelong friends Barb and Star embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time - ever.

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This is an instant cult classic in the realm of Stepbrothers and Dumb And Dumber.

Yes... those are bold statements. I stand by them.
 

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Really? I have absolutely no compulsion to see this. What puts it on par with those classics?

the fact that it’s legit laugh out hilarious and I loved the main characters. It’s also got a perfect amount of weird and wacky. A total throwback to great Buddy Comedies.
 

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I need to see this. Bridesmaids is one of my all time fave movies so I gotta check out what this duo did for this movie. I’m super stoked by Cheese’s review!
 

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I need to see this. Bridesmaids is one of my all time fave movies so I gotta check out what this duo did for this movie. I’m super stoked by Cheese’s review!

Don’t go in expecting Bridesmaids. This is much more ridiculous and a lot weirder. But great, nonetheless.
 

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FYI, it's "Vista", not "Visit". I had trouble finding this on netflix because of the typo.
 

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Yeah I didn’t even crack a smile during this and I was really looking forward to it.

the Morgan Freeman crab was the highlight for me but even then it’s just more odd than funny.
 

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Really enjoyed it. I thought it was laugh out loud funny.

My only problem with the movie was that the characters talked so fast, I felt like I was missing some jokes.
 

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This is an instant cult classic in the realm of Stepbrothers and Dumb And Dumber.

Yes... those are bold statements. I stand by them.

Man, I couldn't disagree more. Dumb and Dumber is one of my all time favs and I couldn't wait for this movie to be over. I was stunned to see it garnered a 6.3 on IMDB. I thought it would be below 5.

I love Wiig, who was somewhat funny in this, and some of the writing was clever, but everything else about the film was pretty cringey.

Yeah I didn’t even crack a smile during this and I was really looking forward to it.

the Morgan Freeman crab was the highlight for me but even then it’s just more odd than funny.

I chuckled a few times at clever lines and Wiig's delivery, but there were just a lot of weird unfunny scenes.
 
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