Snatched

There are so many great comedians out there to choose between. I have seen so many over the years, where many comedians were a part of Saturday Night Live. You have the classic ones, such as Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Dan Akroyd, John Belushi, Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. But one of my personal favourite comedians from the past, have always been Chris Farley. His comedian style, and his way to do different characters were just incredible funny. The comedy film Tommy Boy with Chris Farley and David Spade is one of the greatest comedy classics of the 90´s, if you have not seen this film, make sure to buy it on dvd, or on blu ray. Unfortunately, we lost him way too early back in 1997. But his work, both as a stand up comedian, and in his classic films, will always be remembered. I highly recommend that you see the documentary film I Am Chris Farley, to get a different perspective on his career, and on his life. Speaking about comedy, there are so many great actors who have been in many classic comedies, and one actor that comes to my mind is of course Goldie Hawn. She have made so many films, and she have survived the Hollywood industry, delivering some unforgettable moments in cinema history. Who can forget the classic film Foul Play, with Chevy Chase and Dudley Moore ? Or how about Private Benjamin ? One of my personal childhood favourite classics has to be the 1987 film Overboard, with Kurt Russel and Roddy McDowall. Brings back good memories. Goldie have always been an actor that was not afraid to try different things in comedies, and i know that she will always be respected by audiences. How many of you saw the comedy Trainwreck ? You might remember comedian Amy Schumer making the best performance of her career in this film ( so far ). Trainwreck really made fun of relationships, sex, career, family, just about everything in ordinary day life. And that is why this film worked so well. So what would you say about seeing Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn together in a new comedy ? Here it is, a film called Snatched. I got a chance to see the blu ray ( since the film never went to cinemas in Sweden ), to see if this comedy duo would give us a good time. Is this one of the best comedies of this year, or is this a major step into a wrong direction for these great comedian actors ?

Emily Middleton ( Amy Schumer ) is not having much luck in her life. She is fired from her job, and her boyfriend Michael ( Randall Park ) dumps her. Emily have planned going to South America with Michael, but he is not going with her. So, she has to find someone else to go with her. Emily go home to visit her mother Linda Middleton ( Goldie Hawn ), who lives a very calm and harmonic life style. Emily´s agoraphobic brother Jeffrey Middleton ( Ike Barinholtz ) still lives at home, being spoiled all the time. Since Emily can´t find one friend to go with her to South America, she asks her mother Linda to go with her. At first, she does not like the idea. But eventually she agrees, just so Emily does not loose the money that she paid for the tickets. At first, this seems to be a really lovely vacation, with beautiful locations and new experiences. But everything is about to change, when Emily and Linda are thrown in to a very unexpected turn in their lives.

Let´s be honest. Trainwreck was really funny, and worked because of a great cast and included very vulgar comedy scenes. You might think that Snatched would try to do the same, since we have Amy Schumer in the lead role. You can sense that the writers of this film tried to make this a vulgar comedy, but different from Trainwreck. We do get some fun scenes, but compared to Trainwreck, it is pretty clear that it is hard to find many positive things to say about Snatched. I will say that it is a good idea, bringing Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn together. They do have ( a few ) funny scenes, where the comedy level works, for a moment. The biggest problem with Snatched, is that this is supposed to be a funny film, through out the whole play time. And this is where Snatched fails. A lot of comedy moments feels very unfocused. As if the actors are put in many different situations, that are supposed to be funny, and that does not work. The one thing that saves this film from falling apart is Goldie Hawn. She knows how to make comedies work, and for a few moments in this film, she does deliver. Amy Schumer can be funny, she have proved that in the past, but for some reason, it is almost like she just ( tries ) to make herself funny, but don´t really know what to do with her character. This film is directed by Jonathan Levine, ( who have directed really good films in the past such as The Wackness and Warm Bodies ), and knowing his earlier work, you would expect something good. Unfortunately, he can´t really do anything interesting with Snatced. It is almost like another version of the 80´s classic Romancing The Stone with Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, but with a lot more comedy influences. This could have been a good idea, if it was put together correctly. There is nothing wrong about the location of the film, being set in South America. If only these talented actors were given a better script, and a better comedy structure to work on, we could have had a good time. I was actually hoping that Snatched would surprise me, that i would enjoy myself. One of the producers of this film is Paul Feig, who directed the classic comedy Bridesmaids. With such talented people on board this film, i wonder what went wrong. Not a disaster, just not as funny as it should have been. Want to laugh ? Put on Bridesmaids or Trainwreck instead, or go for a classic such as Foul Play. I doubt you will have the same good time with Snatched.

Rating: DD