July 28th, 2023
Common Sense Media Age: 16+ Language 4/5 Sex 4/5
Drinking/Drugs 5/5
My Age Recommendation: 16+ (Due to pervasive strong language throughout, crude sexual humor throughout, brief graphic nudity, and strong drug usage).
I saw a few trailers for this movie, and I was already starting to laugh and I knew this would be good. I liked the director of this movie and her work in Crazy Rich Asians, so I knew this would be a good film, and I was right! The story follows Audrey and Lolo, best friends since elementary school, as Lolo lives in Audrey's garage while she tries to start her artist career and Audrey is a successful lawyer. Their friendship is about to be testing as Audrey has to go to China on a work trip and she is bringing Lolo with her, however Lolo's awkward cousin Deadeye tags along and Audrey's college friend Kat decides to crash their party while in China. Can Audrey and Lolo survive this wild trip in China? Let me say, this movie was really funny! The actors were spot on with their character and the acting was great. Speaking of the characters, their development and dynamic throughout the movie helped with the comedy and made the funny scenes even better along with the sadder scenes. That being said the plot was really good and it was developed pretty well throughout. I did think the middle 'resolution' portion of the movie was a bit rushed (considering the short 95-minute runtime), but it wasn't that big of a deal in the grand scheme of the movie. Unlike most comedy movies, this movie had a fair bit of serious and sad scenes, and I did enjoy that because it gave the story more meaning and depth than just jokes and crass humor. Overall, this is a great comedy movie for anyone to enjoy!
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