Get Ready For The 2026 Golden Globes With These Golden Globe Nominated Performances, Part 2!

I review these Golden Globe nominated performances: George Clooney and Adam Sandler in  "Jay Kelly," Jennifer Lawrence in "Die My Love," Julia Roberts in "After the Hunt," Amy Madigan in "Weapons" and Tessa Thompson in "Hedda"]

Jay Kelly (2025)

Even famous, successful actors have regrets.

George Clooney stars as famous actor Jay Kelly, who finds himself looking back on his life.  After his latest film wraps, Jay wants to spend some time with his daughter, Daisy (Grace Edwards), but she has booked a trip to Europe with her friends.  Later, Jay is sad to hear that Peter Schneider (Jim Broadbent), the director who discovered him, has died, especially since Peter had asked Jay for some financial help and Jay had declined. And then Jay meets up with his former acting school roommate, Tim Galligan (Billy Crudup), and the two go for drinks and reminisce.  But the evening turns into a fistfight in the parking lot when Tim accuses Jay of stealing a part, one that would have made Tim famous. Jay is shaken by Peter's death and this incident.

So the next morning, Jay abruptly decides to forego his upcoming film, leave everything behind and head to Europe to find Daisy.  When Jay's manager, Ron (Adam Sandler), warns him that leaving the film will hurt his career, Jay ties the trip to a career tribute award ceremony in Italy that he had originally declined. When Jay arrives in Paris with Ron and his publicist, Liz (Laura Dern), he finds Daisy boarding a train, so they follow, but things don't go as planned. Jay invites Daisy to his tribute ceremony, but she declines, and later, Jay has flashbacks to his past, especially his strained relationship with his other daughter, Jessica (Riley Keough), who resents him for cheating on her mother. Things get worse for Jay as he discovers that Tim has filed a lawsuit against him for the fight, members of his team leave, a meeting with his dad (Stacy Keach) doesn't go well, Ron questions his relationship with Jay, and Jay questions his life, wondering if his success has been worth the sacrifices. 

"All my memories are movies."

Written by Noah Baumbach and Emily Mortimer (she also has a small role in the film) and directed by Baumbach, this is the kind of intimate comedy Baumbach is known for ("The Squid and the Whale," "Mistress America," "Marriage Story").  He has often collaborated with his wife, actress/director Greta Gerwig, who is also in this film. I have been a big fan of writer/director Baumbach's films, and this was another good one with a wonderful ensemble cast.  It says something about Baumbach's films that so many stars want to work with him, even playing cameos. 

But this film is all about Clooney, giving him a chance to show his softer side. It is said in the film that Jay plays a version of himself in all of his films. The same could be said about George, so one can't help but wonder how much of this film is about Jay and how much about George himself. But the film is also all about Sandler, the stoic sidekick, who pnce again exercises those same dramatic chops we saw in "Uncut Gems," toning down his comedic side to show his vulnerability. The two work well together here. Both have been nominated for Golden Globes - Clooney for "Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Motion Picture -Comedy or Musical" and Sandler for "Best Supporting Actor..." 

I have to say that Crudup was overlooked.  Even though his part was small, he should have gotten a Best Supporting Actor nod as well, because when he was on screen, he killed it. He may have only been on screen for a short time but that shouldn't matter. As famous Russian director and theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavski said, "There are no small parts, only small actors." And Beatrice Straight won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Network" in 1976 and she was only on screen for five minutes!

So will Clooney and Sandler win Golden Globes in their categories?

Prediction:  I say no. Too much competition.

Rosy the Reviewer says...an intimate examination of the price of fame. (Netflix)

Die My Love (2025)

s an upcoming American dark comedy horror film directed by Lynne Ramsay and co-written by Enda Walsh. It is an adaptation of the 2017 novel by Ariana Harwicz about a new mother in the French countryside who develops postpartum depression and enters psychosis.

Jackson and Grace move into a remote house that Jackson inherited from his uncle, and after giving birth, Grace develops post-partum depression - in a big way.

Jennifer Lawrence stars as Grace in this film based on the 2012 novel by Ariana Harwicz adapted by Enda Walsh, Alice Birch and Lynne Ramsay and directed by Ramsay. Grace and Jackson (Robert Pattinson) move into a house in rural Montana left to him by his uncle.  They have moved there from New York. Grace is a writer, and they are happy there at first, indulging in rough sex, which I guess was fun for them - I don't judge - but then Grace gets pregnant, and after the baby's birth, problems arise.  Jackson is away for long periods, leaving Grace alone, lonely and bored, which results in masturbation, knife wielding, crawling in the grass, the killing of a dog, sitting in the refrigerator, spitting out drinks and nudity. Lots. Ever since Lawrence did full frontal nudity in "No Hard Feelings," the clothes are coming off. Lawrence has come a long way from Katniss Everdeen.

Things get worse and worse and worse for Grace and so does this overlong movie, despite an all-star cast.

Sissy Spacek and Nick Nolte also star, and though Spacek plays a key role as Jackson's mother, Nolte wonders what he is doing in this film. 

But the movie itself aside, Lawrence is nominated for a "Best Actor Female in a Motion Picture-Drama" Golden Globe and the film is really all about her, and she is all in, playing a woman with post-partum depression who falls into psychosis, but sadly the movie itself lets her down.

Will she win?

Prediction:  I say no.  Lawrence is good, but the movie isn't, so I think that will hurt her chances, and she has a lot of competition in this category. 

Rosy the Reviewer says...remember how I say "I see the bad ones so you don't have to?" Trust me. I saw it.  You won't like this. (available to rent on Amazon Prime - but don't do it)!

American dark comedy horror film directed by Lynne Ramsay and co-written by Enda Walsh. It is an adaptation of the 2017 novel by Ariana Harwicz about a new mother in the French countryside who develops postpartum depression and enters psychosis. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, with the former producing through her production compan

After the Hunt (2025)

A college professor finds herself in personal and professional conflict when her favorite student levels an accusation against a colleague and friend.

Julia Roberts plays Alma Imhoff, a philosophy professor at Yale.  She is married to Frederik (Michael Stuhlbarg), a therapist.  Alma has recently returned to work after an extended medical leave, but she is still experiencing frequent bouts of pain and may have a bit of a prescription drug problem. 

Frederik and Alma host a dinner party for Alma's fellow academics and students.  In attendance are Hank Gibson (Andrew Garfield), another professor and Maggie Resnick (Ayo Edebiri), Alma's top PhD student and a gay woman in a relationship with a non-binary partner. After the party, Hank and Maggie leave together.

The next day Maggie is absent from Alma's class, and when Alma returns home, she finds Maggie huddled outside her apartment, and Maggie confides in Alma that Hank had sexually assaulted her the night before.  Maggie's reaction is not particularly supportive, so Maggie leaves.  Later, when Maggie confronts Hank, he vehemently denies the allegation, asserting that Maggie came on to him and is making all of this up because he accused her of plagiarizing her dissertation.

What is Alma to do?  

Maggie is her favorite student and Maggie's parents are rich college donors, but Alma and Hank are also very close. You sense that there is, or has been, something closer between them. Both Alma and Hank are up for tenure. This could ruin his career but Alma also needs to do the right thing to protect her own tenure bid. Shouldn't women support women?  Who should she believe and what should she do?  Turns out Alma is carrying a secret that may have something to do with her reluctance to get involved.

Though not sure I like Julia as a blonde, she was good in this film, though I didn't particularly like her character.  Her "Pretty Woman" days are over, but she is still a pretty woman and a very good actress, and she showed an interesting side of herself. It's not often she plays a rather unsympathetic character.  Edebiri, who broke out as an actress in the TV series "The Bear," is also good but her character isn't particularly likeable either.

Written by Nora Garrett and directed by Luca Guadagnino ("Challengers," "Call Me By Your Name"), the film began with a very, very annoying soundtrack of what sounded like a ticking time bomb, and I guess as the movie played out, a case could be made for that, but the annoying sound went on too long and came and went a few other times during the film. Actually, the whole soundtrack was distracting and annoying. Most of the characters were also annoying, highlighting some of the worst kinds of academics. Chloe Sevigne was almost unrecognizable as a university psychiatrist, and she and Andrew Garfield didn't really have that much to do. In general, despite the serious subject matter, I just didn't really care about these characters. 

The ticking time bomb sound notwithstanding, the film lacked the tension one would expect for a movie on the subjects of the #MeToo Movement, an accusation of sexual assault, workplace misconduct and generational misunderstanding. It was a strange little movie that went on too long and didn't really seem to take a stand on any of the subjects or come to a real conclusion. And much was unexplained. For example, what does the title have to do with this movie?

Julia is nominated for a "Best Female Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama" Golden Globe.  Will she win?

Prediction: No.  She has too much competition from the other nominated actresses.

Rosy the Reviewer says...I can appreciate Julia's acting in this, but I didn't appreciate the film. (Amazon Prime)

Weapons (2025)

Seventeen children from a third-grade classroom in the town of Maybrook, Pennsylvania, run out of their homes at 2:17 a.m. and disappear. Only one student remains. Because it is only those children in that class who disappear, their teacher, Justine Gandy (Julia Garner), is blamed and thought to be a witch. 

Teacher Justine is suspended from teaching by principal Marcus Miller (Benedict Wong) under suspicion that she had something to do with the disappearance of the children. However, despite being treated like a pariah, she is determined to find out who is responsible. Alex Lilly (Cary Christopher) was the only child from her class who didn't disappear, so she stakes out little Alex's house and discovers something unsettling. In the meantime, she drinks a bit, okay a lot, and has a one-night stand with her married ex-boyfriend, Paul (Alden Ehrenreich), a local cop.

Archer (Josh Brolin), one of the parents of a missing child, is very suspicious of Justine and growing frustrated with the police investigation, so he starts his own. James (Austin Abrams), a homeless young drug addict, who while burgling Alex's house, also comes across something unsettling but before he can report it, he is caught by Paul. 

And then there is Gladys (Amy Madigan).  A flashback shows Gladys moving in with Alex and his family.  Gladys is a distant relative of Alex's mother and she is homeless and suffering from an incurable illness. She is also what one might call an odd duck.

Written and directed by Zach Cregger, the film plays out in a series of vignettes from each character's point of view - Justine, Archer, Paul, James, Marcus, and Alex - and eventually we see how they are all connected when their stories converge, resulting in a very gross ending. It's a tense horror/thriller made all the more horrific as it plays out in a mundane, quiet suburbia and feeds on the nightmares of parents - something happening to their children. Sometimes there is horror in the mundane. The story is original and nail-biting (watch out for those jump scares), the ensemble of actors excellent and the production values first rate. I really enjoyed it.  Sometimes I like a little fake horror in my life. My only complaints would be that the reason the children disappeared wasn't really explained well and who was that little girl narrating?

Amy Madigan recently won the Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Gladys and is up for a Golden Globe for "Best Supporting Female Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture," which is interesting because she doesn't appear in the film until almost 90 minutes in, but she is a pivotal, and shall I say, an eccentric character?  She reminded me of Bette Davis in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"

And I have to say that Julia Garner was wonderful in this and should have also been up for a Golden Globe as Best Actor.  A big snub.

The film itself is also up for an award for "Cinematic and Box Office Achievement," that made-up category I don't like meant to award films that aren't that arty but that did well at the box office. However, in this case, I think they did the film a disserve putting it there because this is a really good horror film and deserves to be in the "Best Motion Picture-Musical or Comedy" category - yes, it is horror but also sort of a comedy, though very, very dark.

Will Amy win? Will the film be recognized?

Prediction: I am thinking perhaps yes for Amy because she already has been recognized. As for this film, I think it deserves to win, but if "Sinners" doesn't win in the Drama category, it could win here.  I wouldn't like that because I didn't like that film.

Rosy the Reviewer says...a favorite.  If you like horror films, don't miss this one. (HBO Max)

Hedda (2025)

A modern reimaging of "Hedda Gabler," the classic play by Henrik Ibsen.

Norwegian playwright Ibsen's classic play involves Hedda Tesman (nee Gabler). Hedda is a bored, aristocratic newlywed as she struggles with a loveless marriage to George, a dull academic.  She gets involved with Eilert Lovborn, a writer, and the affair gives her a sense of power which, of course, considering the play was written in the 19th century, has to end in tragedy.  A woman couldn't take control of her own life in those days, especially if she was having an affair. And that is not a spoiler. I have to assume you know the story of Hedda Gabler. It's a classic often taught in school. 

Anyway, writer/director Nia DaCosta has taken this classic story and updated it to 1950's London instead of the late 19th century, compressed the story into a single night, totally changed the love triangle and given the story an ambiguous ending. Now instead of Eilert Lovborn, a man, Hedda (Tessa Thompson) is involved with Eileen Lovborn (Nina Hoss), a woman. Gee, I wonder what theatregoers in the 19th century would have thought of that!

The film begins with Hedda being interviewed by police at her estate after a shooting. Then flashback to 24 hours earlier when Dr. Eileen Lovborn arrives at a party that Hedda is hosting to help her husband, George (Tom Bateman), secure a professorship. Hedda and George are living above their means and George really needs this job.  However, Eileen is not only Hedda's past love but a rival for George's professorship.

When Eileen arrives at the party, it becomes evident that she and Hedda were formerly lovers. The sight of Eileen triggers an intense emotional response in Hedda, who still harbors feelings for her. However, during a private conversation, Eileen rejects Hedda's advances and declares that she has moved on with Thea (Imogen Poots), a new love. Eileen characterizes Hedda as a coward for refusing to pursue their relationship openly and instead choosing a conventional marriage to George.

The party doesn't go well with Hedda sabotaging her guests (she is not a very nice woman), especially Thea, Eileen's new love, and Eileen, by getting Eileen, who has become sober, to drink.  Then Hedda steals a manuscript from Eileen who was hoping to show it to a professor at the party and help secure the position and Eileen loses Thea. Things get worse and the party doesn't end well.

I am not a fan of the changes to this story, and the film lost me about half-way through. "Hedda Gabler" is often described as a female variation of "Hamlet" and hailed as a masterpiece of literary realism. If you have never read this play or seen it, and you want to, this is probably not your best introduction,  It has been changed quite a bit from the original, and not sure if I can recommend this version. You might try a 1975 film version - "Hedda" -  starring Glenda Jackson for a more faithful version. 

But that said, kudos to Thompson for a bravura and fierce performance as a woman pursuing her own goals at the expense of others. And I should say, Hoss was equally amazing.

Tessa Thompson is nominated for a "Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Motion Picture-Drama."  Will she win?

Prediction: No.

Rosy the Reviewer says...very British, which I usually like, but very talky, which I didn't. I also didn't really like this version. (Amazon Prime)

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When There is Nothing Playing at the Movie Theatres That Makes You Want to Leave Home: Some Good Movies You Can Watch in Your PJ's, Part 3

[I review the movie "Leave the World Behind," which just dropped on Netflix today, as well as "May December," and "Quiz Lady"]

It's that time of year - busy, busy, busy.  And there is no time to get to the movie theatre, even if there were some good films out there (there kind of aren't). But here are some theatre worthy films you can watch at home.  Grab your favorite adult beverage and take a breather!  Enjoy!

Leave the World Behind (2023)

A vacation from hell.  Oh, and the end of the world as we know it.

Amanda Sanford (Julia Roberts) hates people, which is kind of funny since she manages customer relations for an advertising firm. She decides to take the family away from the city to a rental on Long Island for a little vacation to "leave the world behind." Her husband, Clay (Ethan Hawke), is a professor and has a bit more faith in people than Amanda. They have two children, Rose (Farrah Mackenzie) and Archie (Charlie Evans). 

The house is massive and gorgeous, but it's odd that there is no cell connectivity and the TV and wi-fi aren't working either, which is a real problem for Rose, who is obsessed with TV, especially the show "Friends." She just needs to see the last episode to see how it ends. 

Uh, oh - the vacation has not started out well. Being cut off from the outside world and that ominous music says some bad stuff is going to happen. And it does.

The next day the family goes to the beach and a huge tanker washes up onto the beach in a spectacular scene, and then, later that night, G.H. Scott (Mahershala Ali) and his daughter, Ruth (Myha'la), show up at the house. Scott tells Amanda and Clay that he is the owner of the house and that a blackout in the city has forced them to return. They ask to spend the night. Amanda is skeptical but Clay is okay with it. 

With no Internet or TV, they are all isolated, so the next day, Clay goes into town to try to find out what is going on and G.H. goes next door, only to find the house destroyed. Then airplanes start falling from the sky, Clay has some strange experiences going into town and the deer on the property are acting menacingly (and let me tell you, I have had personal experience with aggressive deer. It's scary). When Amanda and Clay try to go back to the City and encounter a pile-up of self-driving cars blocking the road (another spectacular scene and not a very good advert for Tesla), they realize they can't get to the City and return to the house. What the heck is going on? Finally, G.H. shares that he thinks there is some kind of government conspiracy at foot...but, uh, it's way worse than that!

Welcome to the world of apocalyptic horror.

When a movie starts out with ominous music, you know you are in for some serious stuff and this is two-and-a-half hours of serious stuff.

Adapted from the book by Rumaan Alam by Sam Esmail and directed by Esmail, this is a taut thriller about people in jeopardy, stuck together in a house, and the crazy stuff that can happen while the world is going to hell around them.  It reminded me a bit of the recent film "Knock on the Cabin," though this film is more psychological in nature, examining family dynamics, prejudices, inhumanity and our dependence on technology. My only criticism is that the film didn't need to be so long, but you will want to see how it plays out. And since you are at home, you can always take a break (Thank you, Netflix, but can't avoid the irony).

It's a star-studded cast. 

I have been a fan of Julia Roberts since the get-go.  She is an accomplished actress who doesn't seem to have aged at all since "Pretty Woman."  Here she eschews the rom-com genre for the thriller genre, but there actually is some romance.  Well, sort of.  She and the handsome and talented Ali have a bit of a thing. Ethan Hawke has some juicy scenes and Kevin Bacon has a small, but pivotal role, as a survivalist. Also fun fact, Michelle and Barack Obama are two of the executive producers.

With all of the terrible things going on in the world right now, why would you want to watch a scary film about the end of the world?

Well, it's a riveting film, with first rate production values, and I for one, find it comforting to know that things in the world could be a lot worse!

Rosy the Reviewer says...a taut doomsday thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. What would YOU do if the end of the world was near? (Netflix)

May December (2023)

A speculation into what Mary Kay Letourneau's life and marriage might have looked like after the scandal?

Remember the Mary Kay Letourneau scandal?  If not, perhaps you were too young when it happened or living in Antarctica, so to bring you up to speed, it involved a married middle school teacher in her 30's who had an affair with her 12-year-old student, if you can call that an affair.  Actually, it was deemed child rape and she went to prison but got out early after agreeing to never see the kid again.  Wait.  There's more.  She was caught with him again, went back to prison where she gave birth! Wait, wait.  There's still more.  THEY EVENTUALLY GOT MARRIED!  If ever there was an instance of truth being stranger than fiction, this is it.

So this film is based on that story...but with some twists.

In this version, it's the same sort of scandal that Letourneau was involved in, but this time it's Gracie (Julianne Moore) and Joe (Charles Melton), who are now married, living in Savannah and it's 20 years since le scandale. The two met when Gracie was working in a pet store and Joe worked there after school. She was 37 and he was 13.  They supposedly got it on in the stock room and were caught.  A film version is planned about their story and they are approached by Elizabeth Berry (Natalie Portman), an actress who is best known for playing a TV veterinarian.  Now she is going to play Gracie in a movie about Joe and Gracie.

Elizabeth wants to observe Gracie's life for research for her role and Gracie lets her, because she wants Elizabeth to "get it right." She also might want Elizabeth to see that they are just regular folks. After all, despite the age difference and the scandal, here she is, a wife, a mother and a baker and Joe raises Monarch butterflies. What's not to like? But there are cracks in the idyllic scenario.  Joe talks on FB to a mysterious person he seems to like and Gracie shows herself to perhaps not be completely stable.

It's a strange little tale that wonders what the everyday life of someone like Mary Kay Letourneau might have been like after a huge viral scandal and what regrets might a much younger husband seduced by an much older woman have? 

And then there is Elizabeth.  She has toiled in television, but now wants to prove herself as a serious actress in an indie film that is going to be made about Gracie and Joe. Elizabeth also turns out to have some issues. Elizabeth visits said stock room in the pet store and in a very cringey scene re-enacts what might have gone on in there. What an actor won't do for her craft!  Elizabeth also interviews other people involved, especially Gracie's ex-husband who still can't understand what a 37-year-old woman saw in a 7th grader. I'm with him.  And why did the 13 year-old get involved with Gracie?  "She saw me."

Though the film is about a tabloid scandal, the film, written by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, is also a commentary on such tabloid scandals, our fascination with sex, crime and celebrity. "Dateline," and "20/20" are perfect examples.  No one probably remembers that both started out as legit news shows like "60 Minutes," but changed course when it became apparent that true crime and scandal attracted more viewers. We are voracious consumers of that kind of content. The film also kind of makes fun of the lengths actors will go to inhabit their roles.

And that's what makes this an odd, but fascinating, little film. 

Despite the subject matter, it's actually kind of funny in a dark way and it makes no judgment. Yes, Gracie was convicted of child rape and went to prison, but she doesn't appear to regret any of it or feel bad about herself, and her life has gone on. She married Joe, they live in a nice house, they have children who are getting ready for college and it all just seems so...normal.  But it's not. It's a "Dateline" life.

Moore and Portman are serious actresses who have proven themselves. Both have Best Leading Actress Oscars under their belts, Portman for "Black Swan" and Moore for "Still Alice."  And to add to this movie's credentials, director Todd Haynes has an Oscar nomination for his screenplay for "Far From Heaven (also starring Moore)" and countless other nominations and awards over the years for directing and writing. I am a fan of his films. They embody time and place, mood and beauty.  And this is his fifth collaboration with Moore, which started in 1995 with "Safe." Melton, best known for the TV show "Riverdale," doesn't have a whole lot to do but I think that's the point.  As Gracie's husband, who married her before he was out of his teenage years, he has missed a lot in life and doesn't seem to have a whole lot to do either, raising Monarch butterflies, not withstanding. He is now a husband whose wife tells him what to do.

Rosy the Reviewer says...a strange but fascinating little film starring actresses at the top of their game. (Netflix)

Quiz Lady (2023)

Two estranged sisters - Anne (Awkwafina) and Jennie (Sandra Oh) - come together to help pay off their mother's gambling debt.

Yes, it's a comedy and a funny one with Sandra Oh as you have never seen her, hamming it up as a ne're do well and, Awkwafina, taking the lead as a smart but awkward reclusive woman hooked on a game show. Though comedian Awkwafina had been around for several years doing her stand-up and acting in some films, it was her comic star-turn in "Crazy Rich Asians" that gave her film career a boost and now she is a hot commodity.

Anne and Jennie grew up in a troubled household.  Jennie, ten years older than Anne, coped by being a bad girl; Anne coped by being a quiet good girl and by watching a nightly game show called "Can't Stop the Quiz" hosted by Terry McTeer (think "Jeopardy" and Alex Trebek except with Will Ferrell and a nutty charades component).

Now as adults, the sisters have each gone their own way.  Anne works as an accountant in a cubicle jungle and Jennie, well, not sure what Jennie has been up to, but it's not good. They come together when their mother goes missing from her nursing home and Jennie gloms onto Anne. Jennie appears to be living in her car and has been up to no good and needs a place to stay.  And when Anne's dog, Linguini, is kidnapped by some bad guys, the sisters also learn their mother owes the bad guys money and they are keeping the dog until Anne pays up.

Meanwhile, Jennie films Anne getting all of the answers right while watching "Can't Stop the Quiz" and posts it on social media.  It goes viral and Anne starts getting recognized as "The Quiz Lady."  And Jennie gets the idea that Anne needs to get on that show so they can make the money they need to pay their mother's debt.  But this is not an easy task as Anne has social anxiety. So Jennie kidnaps Anne by putting her in the trunk of her car and, well, it's all very funny as they make their way from Philadelphia to Los Angeles and try to get Anne on the show.

Jason Schwartzman plays a smarmy, self-important long-time winner on the show who is about to become the all-time champion and Anne would love to unseat him if she could just get over her fears.  Wait!  Jennie has the answer. Drugs! Just imagine "Jeopardy" contestants on the show doing psychedelics. Well, now you don't have to imagine.  You can see for yourself. 

I was never a huge Sandra Oh fan but now I am.  She is very funny here, and Will Ferrell brings a warmth to his character as game show host, McTeer, as he advises Anne to not worry about winning so much as savoring the experience and creating memories.

Written by Jen D'Angelo and directed by Jessica Yu, this is a sort of buddy movie but has the sweetness of the sister bond as flashbacks reveal what they went through together growing up and just what Jenny did to look out for her little sister.

Rosy the Reviewer says...a very funny but also sweet film about sisterly love. (Hulu)

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