If I wrote a longer review, I'd merely be parroting the words of Kevin who's already reviewed this movie (Full of potential, but falls flat--18 July 2013). When I read the blurb that induced me to go, it did sound like it had promising potential. But doing a really good comedy is hard to pull off. You need a good combination of intelligence and wit. And watching the first ten minutes of Girl Most Likely, I knew it just wasn't going to cut it. It was just too far out there and remained so throughout most of the movie. Some people like "too far out there." To me it's analogous to violence in a murder or torture drama. If it's done with intelligence and is integral to the plot, then I can accept it. If it isn't, then it's gratuitous. And I'm not interested in gratuitous. That said, it wasn't totally terrible. I found myself laughing some of the time. And by far about the only not-too-far-out-there character was the young boarder (played effectively by Darren Criss). Other than a few of the scenes though, if was really hard for me to empathize with most of the characters.
I give it 5 out of 10 for a good swing. Maybe with a better script and/or director it might have pulled if off.
I give it 5 out of 10 for a good swing. Maybe with a better script and/or director it might have pulled if off.