It's somewhat fun and interesting and we have a "dressed to kill" Sofia Vergara throughout the whole movie, but, that's about it as good points go for this movie. Well, unless you count the fact that it doesn't have much misandry as a good thing, which you kind of do, seeing how many of modern female-lead movies dwell in misandry.
It's not very funny, and the best joke, Vergara shooting obscenities in Spanish to the TV whenever it reports that she is 40+ years old, gets old by the third time it is played out.
Also, Vergara is best served in small doses. As a protagonist of a whole move, she also gets old (pun intended).
The story doesn't make much sense, which is kind of OK for a comedy, but, this one is too unfunny to let the nonsense "pass".
Reese Whiterspoon tries, but, doesn't get into the part very well. Her accent is fine, but she's not in sync with her role of a tomboy, which is kind of odd, she should be good for this and it's a wonder she hasn't played the part more often. Actually, that might be the problem, she didn't practice it enough, so, now she doesn't do it very well.
So, it's not something to avoid at all costs, but, there are many much better comedies.
It's not very funny, and the best joke, Vergara shooting obscenities in Spanish to the TV whenever it reports that she is 40+ years old, gets old by the third time it is played out.
Also, Vergara is best served in small doses. As a protagonist of a whole move, she also gets old (pun intended).
The story doesn't make much sense, which is kind of OK for a comedy, but, this one is too unfunny to let the nonsense "pass".
Reese Whiterspoon tries, but, doesn't get into the part very well. Her accent is fine, but she's not in sync with her role of a tomboy, which is kind of odd, she should be good for this and it's a wonder she hasn't played the part more often. Actually, that might be the problem, she didn't practice it enough, so, now she doesn't do it very well.
So, it's not something to avoid at all costs, but, there are many much better comedies.