Sunday, February 17, 2019

THE LAYOVER (2017) **


Kate Upton and Alexandra Daddario are best friends whose flight to Florida gets redirected due to a hurricane.  On the plane, they both become infatuated with a hunk (Matt Barr) sitting next to them.  The trio then decide to take a road trip down to Florida and the two friends soon become bitter rivals as they compete for his affections. 

Director William H. Macy (yes, THAT William H. Macy) tries to make a raunchy R rated comedy with the gender roles reversed (which is an OK idea, I guess), but with only marginal success.  I’m a big fan of all involved.  Daddario and Upton are charming as always and seem to be having fun playing Girls Behaving Badly.  Sadly, they aren’t given much to work with.  The script by It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s David Hornsby and Lance Krall feels like a leftover It’s Always Sunny script.  That might not have been so bad if there were some genuine laughs here.

Macy is one of the greatest actors of his generation.  As a director, he doesn’t have much in the way of style.  It’s hard to see what drew him to the material in the first place as most of the gags revolve around poop, burping, sex, and drugs.  Some enjoyment can be found from seeing Upton and Daddario being totally willing to make a fool of themselves, but they really deserved a vehicle worthy of their talents. 

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