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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!