Shrews And Rice

Rating: 8/10 (25 June 2011)

The healthy vein of cynicism in my makeup suggested that this just had to be over-hyped certainly in terms of vulgarity and/or outrageousness and I was right. Whilst the crass scenes were mildly amusing if those were all there was to the film it would fade from the memory as you walk up the aisle at the end. What I found much more appealing was the undercurrent of genuine melancholy and the fine writing and outstanding performance of Kristen Wiig. Not unnaturally perhaps she has written a great part for herself but she's in good company, in 1924 Noel Coward wrote a play-stealing role in The Vortex, played it himself and was never heard of again. Kristen Wiig is one of those actresses you radiate warmth whilst contriving to be brittle, again, she's in good company, think Celeste Holm, Eve Arden. Looks like I'm in love again.