RYAN: I was really excited to see this movie because I always enjoyed the TV commercials and the trailer. I love the casting and the premise.
CAROLINE: I think it looks cute too, but I couldn't make it to the screening. Did it deliver?
RYAN: Totally! I just delighted in this film the entire time. It's one of those movies that ended and my face hurt from smiling so much.
CAROLINE: [laughs] I can't say that's happened to me in a movie. On my wedding day, maybe.
RYAN: The casting is brilliant. It's really Kristen Bell's movie but needless to say many a scene is stolen by Sigourney Weaver, Jamie Lee Curtis, Betty White and Kristin Chenoweth.
CAROLINE: You must have been in heaven.
RYAN: Chenoweth gets to really showcase here. She plays the wedding coordinator/dance instructor and is just high-lar!
CAROLINE: That does sound like a fun role for her. How's all the banter between the stars? It's all about high school rivalry, right?
RYAN: Yep. And it's a very well written film. Anyone who was tormented in high school, as was the case for me, can identify, and you root for them to get revenge.
CAROLINE: But I was leery it might be a bit schticky and slapsticky. Was it?
RYAN: A little, but in a fun way that works. There is some of the sensibility of, like, Freaky Friday or The Parent Trap; but it's never too over the top. And there's so much heart to it.
CAROLINE: See that's exactly what I was worried about... that it's like a kids' movie.
RYAN: OMG, not at all. It's about post-college, career women who hold a grudge. It's a very good story and it's fun to see the changes in the women. Kristen Bell gets to do a whole makeover at the beginning which is great.
CAROLINE: How are the elder cast members' faces looking?
RYAN: Betty looks fab.
CAROLINE: [chortles] I meant Sigourney and Jamie.
RYAN: I know. They actually look really great. I wonder why Jamie won't color her hair though. I think she'd look way better blonde or brunette.
CAROLINE: Maybe. I like how she's keeping it real though.
-- BOTTOM LINE --
RYAN: For the light, fluffy movie that it is, it's just a perfect little flick. It's a chick flick for sure and not a romantic comedy, though there are some underlying elements of rom com. Overall, good story, music, casting, etc... Loved it!
