You Again

Plot synopsis:
In 2002, Marni Olsen (Kristen Bell) is an acne-riddled high school sophomore in Ridgefield, California, with glasses and braces, making a video about how much she hates high school, and reveals how she is tormented and bullied by other children, specifically J-J the high school mean girl (Odette Yustman), who made Marni's high school life miserable. She adds that her protective older brother, Will (James Wolk), was very popular as a handsome basketball player. However, at a very important basketball game, J-J pushes the mascot (Marni), who runs into Will, resulting in a loss of the game.
Eight years later, in 2010, she is a successful public relations executive in Los Angeles, recently promoted to a job in New York. When she returns to Ridgecrest to her attend her older brother's Georgia King (Kristin Chenoweth) planned wedding, she discovers that Will is about to marry a girl named Joanna, who happens to be J-J. When Marni meets Joanna for the first time in eight years, Joanna seems not to recognize her. Marni is also upset to see that Joanna fits in very well with the family during her welcome home dinner, where we learn Joanna's parents died after high school and that she has done an ample amount of charity work. The plot thickens when Marni's mother Gail (Jamie Lee Curtis) meets up with Joanna's aunt Ramona (Sigourney Weaver), Gail's former best friend who pushed her into a pool at their senior prom. Ramona is now a successful, wealthy woman who owns several hotels and a private plane.
Although Gail seems willing to put the past behind her, she still feels the need to "outdo" Ramona during their interactions together. On the other hand, Marni is unwilling to forget the things Joanna did to her in high school, unless she apologizes, and decides to try to let her brother know of Joanna's bullying past. Her attempts to get Will alone for a conversation fail. When Marni tells Joanna that she knows who she really is, it is obvious that Joanna remembers Marni. She refuses to give Marni a meaningful apology, and treats her disrespectfully, leaving Marni convinced that Joanna has not changed. Meanwhile, Gail comes to Ramona's hotel room for "closure" about anything bad between them that happened in the past. They appear to make up, but Ramona still seems not to be too fond of Gail.
One day on the street, Will and Marni's grandmother Bunny (Betty White) meet a man named Tim (Kyle Bornheimer). Joanna reveals that they have dated, and Tim appears devastated when he hears that she's marrying Will. Marni decides to bring Tim to the rehearsal dinner as part of her plan to stop the wedding. When it is time for guests to make a toast to the bride and groom, Tim unexpectedly jumps up to give his toast to Joanna. He reveals to a stunned wedding party that Joanna left him at the altar. Later, a video is presented (recovered by Marni) from their old high school time capsule. The video reveals Joanna confessing who she was in high school: an alpha-female bully, with the footage showing proof of her tormenting Marni and other students. As the video is showing her ruining Will's basketball game; Will unplugs the video projector before the video is complete and walks out, furious.
Marni is in trouble when everyone discovers that she was responsible for the video at the rehearsal dinner. Joanna's defense for pretending not to remember Marni is: "I thought we could start over." Marni is now convinced that Joanna hasn't changed, and walks away. Joanna then starts a fight with Marni, who fights back. Will walks in and witnesses the fight. He confronts Joanna, calling her a bully and a liar and then scolds Marni for starting the mess behind his back. Joanna tries to reason with Will but he doesn't care about her past and is furious that she lied to him. He calls off the wedding, much to her devastation.
Ramona and Gail argue after the rehearsal dinner, and Ramona accuses Gail of trying to ruin her life throughout high school. A fight ensues, with both of them falling into the pool. Ramona reveals that she had a grudge with Gail, even when they were best friends, because she always competed with and outdid her, culminating with Gail taking the boy that Ramona wanted to the prom. Ramona stated that Gail was already a legendary head cheerleader and prom queen, and drama was supposed to be hers, yet Gail also defeated her with the auditions. She sarcastically thanks Gail for what she did, because it motivated her to become successful in life. Gail apologizes for being insensitive, but reveals that she is proud of Ramona, and that her loving family is her accomplishment. Ramona, remorseful of her actions, reveals that she was just jealous of Gail's happy family especially that her marriages didn't work out, and feared that Gail was trying to take Joanna away from her. The two are hugging in the pool when Gail's husband, Mark (Victor Garber), shows up. At home, he says that he is disgusted with the wedding and weekend being a disaster and grounds Marni and Gail, despite protest.
Later that night, Marni finds Joanna in the kitchen wearing her wedding dress, crying and binging on junk food. She finally admits to Marni that she feels truly awful for bullying and tormenting her and feels like a terrible person, and that she loves Will and his entire family. She explained that after her parents died, she decided to reinvent herself as someone they could be proud of, and when she found out that Marni was her fiance's sister, she panicked and decided to pretend not to remember her, because she had spent so much time distancing herself from the person she was in high school that she didn't know how to apologize to her. Marni forgives her and promises to get them back together. Marni apologizes to Will for her actions, saying she was only trying to protect him.
Joanna and Will reconcile in the family's old tree house, but it collapses and injures both of them. Marni and Will's little brother, Ben (Billy Unger), loosened the screws as a part of his plan in hiding the tree house because Will was going to move it as a wedding present. They are both forced to stay at a hospital, which delays the wedding. However, Marni puts together a makeshift wedding at the hospital, with the bride and groom bandaged, but properly dressed and able to walk down the aisle. Gail has a surprise for Ramona, it's Richie Phillips (Patrick Duffy), the boy from high school that Ramona wanted to go to the prom with. Richie welcomes Ramona home and wants to be her date for the wedding, which makes Ramona very happy and they appear to start a relationship. Marni appears to start a relationship with Charlie (Sean Wing), her brother's best friend who has always been kind to her. Joanna introduces Marni's grandmother Bunny to an elderly woman, Helen Sullivan (Cloris Leachman). Unfortunately Helen and Bunny were rivals in high school when Helen stole a boy from her. Bunny gets her revenge when she cuts in on Helen's dance and takes her partner.
At the wedding reception, Marni presents her wedding gift to Will and Joanna—Hall & Oates in person performing Will and Joanna's favorite and special song, "Kiss on My List" (as the movie's couples, each share kisses—Will and Joanna, Marni and Charlie, Gail and Mark, Ramona and Richie, and Georgia forces a kiss from Tim). Everyone then joins Hall & Oates on stage.

Tags: entertaining, flashback

Review:
But if you watch it keeping in mind that is a light-hearted, fun summer comedy for the family, you will appreciate it, mainly because of the strong and hilarious female cast.
Sigourney Weaver, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kristen Bell and Odette Yustman all shine on-screen in their own ways, yet complement each other so well.
I was especially impressed with Kristen Bell because this is the first comedy/chick-flick I've personally seen her in, and she was really cute and funny!
If you're looking for a fun, positive family film with lots of laughs, you've found your movie..
Jamie Lee and Sigourney where great in their respective roles and the rest of the cast was good especially the young actor who played "Tim" he was great and the ending is funny.
The lead actress is the lesser known Kristen Bell (recently seen in Couples Retreat) and there are a number of cameos from the likes of Patrick Duffy and one who pops up for only a moment at the end who I guess I won't name since the cameo is uncredited and should probably come as a surprise.
Bell plays a former high school geek whose brother is suddenly getting married to the girl who made her teenage years a complete misery and whose wedding she decides she wants to break up.
The unnamed cameo at the end is a continuation on the theme, with the mystery cameo being someone Betty White's character had a falling out with in high school, so these families have a 3 generation long feud to overcome to make this marriage work.
This movie starts out on a good note showing Marni Olsen (Kristen Bell) in high school with glasses, braces, and a bad case of acne.
Her post-high school transformation is one many people would envy, but none of that matters when she finds out that her older brother is about to marry J.J., who is now known as Joanne.Marni's mother Gail (Jamie Lee Curtis) tries to convince Marni to put the past behind her.
When Joanne throws a dish at Marni, she replies, "Ooh, kitty likes to scratch!" I don't know what other movie I've heard that phrase in, but it's probably because it has been in at least six other films.With such hackneyed verbal taunts comes a fight that fails to intrigue.
Marni discovers that his bride Joanna (Odette Yustman) is her former arch nemesis in high school who made her life a living hell.
All of this is compounded by the fact that the bride's wealthy Aunt Romona (Sigourney Weaver) flies into town and comes face to face with Marni's mother Gail (Jamie Lee Curtis), who it turns out has an old high school score to settle with Gail.
Marni (Kristen Bell), like many of the rest of us, had a tough time in high school.
That advice comes easily to Gail until she discovers Joanna's Aunt Ramona (Sigourney Weaver) is her own high school nemesis.Despite the happy occasion that has gathered the family together, Marni is less than thrilled.
After an awkward reunion and family dinner, Marni and her younger brother Ben decide to do what they can to derail the nuptials.Kristen Bell is a very pretty girl, and it couldn't have been easy to transform her into the unattractive high school geek that Marni was supposed to have been.
Some of the movie's best moments come, though, as the result of the past and present rivalry between Jamie Lee Curtis and Sigourney Weaver.
While Betty White (who portrays Marni's Grandma Bunny) is also silly, she, at least, gets away with it.BOTTOM LINE: You Again is often diverting, and has enough elements of realism in it to make you recall your own high school days (for good or for ill), but it doesn't overcome the limitations imposed on it by its script, or a story that we've all frankly heard before.
Odette Yustman/Annable, mostly remembered as being the "rescued" girl in Cloverfield) seems at ease with comedy and makes her character full of life (and of course she looks stunning).
Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lee Curtis, and Kristen Bell and Odette Yustman act brilliantly opposite of each other.
To make matters worse, Joanna's aunt Romona (Sigourney Weaver) was rivals with Marni's mom Gail (Jamie Lee Curtis) back in high school.
Meanwhile Joanna's aunt Ramona (Sigourney Weaver) arrives for the wedding and Marni's mother Gail Byer (Jamie Lee Curtis) recognizes her as her high-school former friend that has become her enemy.
Although the main theme of bullying and its effect remains more interesting then the film itself, Andy Fickman has made a movie that provides light entertainment, not to be taken too seriously..
Like many of us, Marni didn't have a great time in high school because she was picked on and bullied especially by the lead cheerleader, Joanna (Odette Yustman).
Once home, Marni finds out that Will is marrying Joanna; the woman who made her life in high school a living hell.
To top all this off, Joanna's Aunt Romona (Sigourney Weaver) arrives that same evening only to find out that Marni's mother Gail (Jamie Lee Curtis) has a history with her as well.
"You Again" is a movie about a nerdy high school chick who is bullied by the head cheerleader only to find out years later that her brother is engaged to the woman who ruined four years of her life.
I think Jamie Lee Curtis's reaction to Weaver's entrance was equally priceless.Kristen Bell is the highlight of the film.
Okay, with a cast that included Sigourney Weaver, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kristen Chenoweth, and Betty White with Kristen Bell as the star, I thought this movie might have some good comedic performances at least.
Don't get me wrong, there were some amusing scenes especially when Bell's brother and his fiancée who was some mean girl from their high school days do some Hall & Oates while driving or when we first see Ms. Curtis reuniting with former rival Ms. Weaver long after their teenage years.
You Again is a comedy that explores just that, where Kristin Bell's Marni, who had spent her entire high school life under the bullying radar of Joanna (Odette Yustman, last seen here in films like Unborn and Cloverfield), realizes her one time nemesis is poised to become her sister-in-law.
The likes of Betty White, Jamie Lee Curtis and Sigourney Weaver lend gravitas to the young adult leads of Bell and Yustman, and I wonder if the careers of the latter will be as promising to live up to that of the former few.
Of note is the pairing and rivalry of Jamie Lee Curtis' Gail, Marni's mum, and Sigourney Weaver's Ramona, Joanna's aunt, that states the inter-family rivalry goes beyond one generation, and in true Romeo and Juliet fashion, the coming together of two families bring on some complications which provide an avenue for comedy as each pair want to go one up against the other.Director Andy Fickman, who has helmed a series of family friendly films for Disney such as The Game Plan and Race to Witch Mountain, continues his services here for Disney and I suppose his being chummy with Dwayne The Rock Johnson meant the one time wrestler has got to appear somewhere in the film, even as a cameo, and cranks up a surprise appearance of a singing duo toward the end which by Hollywood standards is what's expected of a romantic comedy..
Though, in promos it looked funny to watch Sigourney Weaver trying her hands in comedy after all those years but in movie it looked floozy and unbearable.
The movies are full of laugh.But it is a comedy which is full of the tragedy of youth.The heroine was so tolerant.Maybe I don't like this kind of psychology,while the actors'acting skills are excellent.And the film is very inspiring and funny.I learn that if you study hard,you really can succeed..
Apparently Joanna doesn't remember Marni from school, but then things take a drastic change and things escalate...The people acting in "You Again" were doing a good job, and they had managed to put together a really nice ensemble of people to fill out the roles.
You AgainThanks to technology adults can now friend their old high school tormenter online and then proceed to cyber-bully them, their family, and friends to death.Unfortunately, instead of confronting her former rival from the safety of her laptop, the belittled victim in this comedy does so in-person.Former high school loser Marni's (Kristen Bell) excitement over her brother's engagement quickly turns to contempt when she learns he is marrying her ex-bully Jay-Jay (Odette Yustman).Enraged even more by Jay-Jay's newfound disposition and inability to recollect her bullying ways, Marni makes it her mission to expose Jay-Jay as the bully she was.Meanwhile, the girls' moms (Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver) revive their own high school rivalry.Marred by ham-fisted performances and a superficial script, You Again is an unequivocal mess.Besides, the best form of revenge against your current or former bully is to blame them in your suicide note.
The almost laughter that was probably the highest this comedy can get is between Betty White and Cloris Leachman near the end.You Again's characters are obviously popular, but like the characters themselves, the movie gets old with the predictable story and cheesy dialogue.RazzieBuzz: Worst Actress (Kristen Bell), Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay (if they have this category).
She has a variety of mannerisms she uses to portray of geeky teen age girl to the demeanor of a successful career woman.Third, the main theme of Veronica Mars was her ability to take revenge, and this film runs with the same theme which Kristen Bell plays so well.We thoroughly enjoyed this movie.
Marni (Kristen Bell) was a loser teen bullied by mean girl cheerleader Joanna (Odette Annable).
Her mother Gail (Jamie Lee Curtis) tells her that everyone deserves a second chance, but is immediately confronted by Joanna's aunt Ramona (Sigourney Weaver) who was a best friend turn enemy.Kristen Bell is such a sweetheart that it could have worked better as a more simple movie.
The movies are full of laugh.But it is a comedy which is full of the tragedy of youth.The heroine was so tolerant.Maybe I don't like this kind of psychology,while the actors'acting skills are excellent.And the film is very inspiring and funny..
Now bullying and being mean is nothing to be taken lightly usually, but again, we're talking about a movie that tries to entertain its audience, nothing more nothing less.Very good cast overall, with no real weak link (unless you dislike one of the people involved of course).
The movie begins with the successful marketing director Marni (Kristen Bell) providing a marketing presentation of a flashback when she was a clumsy and unattractive high school student.
The remainder of the show drags along as we learn that Marni's mother Gail (Jamie Lee Curtis) has a similar rivalry with Joanna's mother (Sigourney Weaver), and then Grandma Bunny (Betty White) has a story of her own.
Your again is a comedy and meaningful movie.Marni, a unconfident girl in her high school.Now she is succeful and optimitic girl in her company.
This movie is a story of a few women, especially the enemy's plot, the heroine and her high school high school is actually a lot of people to change for a period of time, especially girls, there is also the intrigue, in order to become a better yourself, a lot of people will compete, in the process, some people bad heart some people will get better, so I have two bitter rivals in the story, but if I'm Nina, I will tell my brother, all the things that she couldn't marry her, it would be a huge disaster, I believe that wicked people will not easily change the character, she did before is her nature.
At the same time, this also is a very interesting film, which in addition to plot the ups and downs, is also very funny, let people to watch the film feel very interesting, can lead to watch the person's thinking, it is said that three women a play, in a foreign country is the same, if these things happen in our own, how are we to do?
I think this movie is quite good .At the beginning ,the movie showed us the heroine's terrible high school life ,which made me burst into laughter.I think it is so funny.However,under her brother's encouragement,she began to change herself and succeed .Than,the movie showed that heroine's brother would marry a girl who ever bullied her.Finally ,she chose to forgive that girl because the bad girl began a good girl.So I know that making mistakes is not so serious ,acknowledging mistakes ,correcting them are important,and excusing is important ,too..
You Again was somewhat of a nice surprise.I think it to be a light-heart comedy, Marni, who was bullied by Joanna during high school, and now years later, Joanna is about to marry Marni's brother, Will.
Apparently Joanna doesn't remember Marni from school, but then things take a drastic change and things escalate.You Again is not just a comedy movie, it also has a deeper and nice storyline, not just intending to make you laugh.It tells us if we are not good boring not good to learn.So we should to improve, become cheerful, confident to change, can not see the shadow of the past, better than before, so I feel no need to recollect things now that we have strong enough, can protect themselves from any discourse on the behavior and hurt, they are just passers-by.
When I watched the moment that Kristen Bell knew Odette Annable who bullied her in high school would marry with James Wolk.
I don't know what do you think of the ending of the film,but,actually,I feel a little surprised.Becsuse Marni finally forgive Joanna,I mean,that is someone who ruined her life.Marni can put everything down,she is really good.
You Again (2010) is a Kristen Bell family oriented comedy about old high school rivalries being re-ignited.
It goes deep into our real life and it reminds us of our high school youth, so I think I have a lot of feelings about it.On the other hand, the reason why I gave the film a good opinion is that it tells me a truth, which is as long as you believe in yourself you can do whatever you want.
This is a film worth watching.I like Marni because she is very kind and hard.Although she was bullied by Joana,she thought it does not matter.On the contrary,she worked hard because her brother always encouraged her.Many years later,when she met Joana,she want to an apology.In the end,Joana apologized to Marni,she chose to forgive Joana.So they became good friends.As far as I am concerned,forgiveness is the greatest tolerance.What is more,people should have a second chance..
Sure you again isn't a better movie，but i think it is a good movie for us to relax.If you keep on watching,you will find it's funny and valuable.The story tells us about a young woman discovers her brother is getting married to the girl that made her life hell when she was in high school.And she thought the girl was her enemy and happened a series of contradictions ,and finally they apologize to each other and start again.What impresses me the most is a word.'Everyone has a second chance'.I think so.As one saying goes,'To err is human'.Give others a penitent chance,also give yourself a forgiving chance.Everything will be past,so they all choose forgive.I think it's the significance of the film.
I think this film is well worth seeing.One of the most impressive lines in the movie is "Everyone has own experience" from Marin"s grandma.At the end, Marni and Joanna made it up.It also tell us that we should tolerate each other,embrace past,accept past bravely and let it go......No one is perfect!.
The story is quite funny as well, you have Marni, who was bullied by Joanna during high school, and now years later, Joanna is about to marry Marni's brother, Will.
The story is quite funny as well, you have Marni, who was bullied by Joanna during high school, and now years later, Joanna is about to marry Marni's brother, Will.
The story is quite funny as well, you have Marni, who was bullied by Joanna during high school, and now years later, Joanna is about to marry Marni's brother, Will.
Kristen Bell, playing Marni, was doing a really good job in the movie.
Kristen Bell, playing Marni, was doing a really good job in the movie.
Kristen Bell, playing Marni, was doing a really good job in the movie.
But of course, actresses like Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lee Curtis also always do a nice job, and they were great in their roles.
But of course, actresses like Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lee Curtis also always do a nice job, and they were great in their roles.
But of course, actresses like Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lee Curtis also always do a nice job, and they were great in their roles.
The movie stars Kristen Bell as Marni, a young woman and former high-school nerd who finds out her beloved brother is about to marry the marauding alpha female (Odette Yustman) who tortured her in high school.
The movie stars Kristen Bell as Marni, a young woman and former high-school nerd who finds out her beloved brother is about to marry the marauding alpha female (Odette Yustman) who tortured her in high school.
Marni's mom (Jamie Lee Curtis) has her own confrontation with a high-school rival - it's the bride's glamorous aunt, played by Sigourney Weaver.
Marni's mom (Jamie Lee Curtis) has her own confrontation with a high-school rival - it's the bride's glamorous aunt, played by Sigourney Weaver.
The movie is about Marni's brother will be marry, she returned her home, but what makes her surprise is that her future sister-in-law is her former enemy —— Joanna.