Trainwreck Review

Trainwreck

"Monogamy isn't realistic" - Young Amy and Young Kim

  The romantic comedy Trainwreck is directed by Judd Apatow and written by Amy Schumer. It also stars Amy Schumer as Amy and Bill Hader as Aaron. Amy has a phobia of commitment which is why she has so many one night stands with so many guys. Kim, Amy's younger sister played by Brie Larson, is the complete opposite of Amy in the way that Kim is married and has a step-son. Kim and Amy's parents split up because they weren't happy with each other (explained by the Gordon, their dad played by Colin Quinn). Kim didn't like Gordon growing up because he was a racist, mean drunk who slept with a lot of women. Amy on the other hand, grew up just like her father and has never been in a committed relationship.

^Young Amy and Young Kim^

And here's where Amy's story begins...

  Amy has been in many different situations in which the guy with whom she just slept with wants her to spend the night. Obviously she knows how to handle this with all the practice she's had. One day at her job at a men's magazine company called S'Nuff, she is assigned to do some research and write about a new method for treating athletes' knees (she hates sports too, so this is not her cup of tea). She meets with Aaron, the doctor conducting this method, and they have some sort of chemistry at first. Granted it's not a totally positive chemistry, but it's a start.

  The rest of the movie is about Amy facing her fear of staying in a committed relationship with a perfect guy (Amy's father still being in her life, Amy's self conscious behavior, her relationship with her sister Kim, and other factors).

  I honestly came into this movie thinking it was going to be OK or pretty good. I came out thinking that it exceeded my expectations somewhat. 

 

 ^Hey Amy. I said it exceeded my expectations from being pretty good^

  Bill Hader seemed really fit for this role. At first look Bill has the appearance of a geeky guy who is really nice but isn't the best with the ladies (in real life he's a geek and nice, but he's married and has kids so...). Amy's character's (also named Amy) connection with Bill Hader's character was really believable, unlike a lot of other characters in recent memory.

 

 ^Wait. What?! Get outta here!^

  Also, it was gratifyingly funny! I expected to laugh a lot though because it was written by Amy Schumer. If you haven't seen Amy doing stand-up or anything, the brand of humor she uses is very raunchy and sometimes too much and it definitely shows in plenty of the lines given to the characters in Trainwreck.

  There were also a lot of cameos from both noticeable Hollywood actors and athletes. LeBron James had a pretty meaty role for an athlete with not too much experience acting. He played Aaron's best friend (he played himself because he's LeBron James and I don't think anyone would take him seriously as anyone else).

 

 ^Too bad about the championships bro^

  John Cena, Tilda Swinton, Amar'e Stoudemire, and some other celebrities are also in it with small roles that make a somewhat perpetual difference in the story.

  The major reason for Trainwreck exceeding my expectations were the jokes and the risks that they took. For the first couple of scenes, John Cena is dating Amy. They go to a movie and during the movie John and another guy are having an argument and John keeps referencing his "homosexuality" (which in real life, I don't think is true). But these are the types of jokes that I didn't expect at all. Amy Schumer threw a hard curve-ball and I completely missed. I really enjoyed the raunchiness.

 ^C'mon John. Just put a shirt on please^

  Just for reference, this is a Judd Apatow movie. So expect it to run a little longer than a normal comedy that is 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes. Trainwreck is about 2 hours and 5 minutes. It drags on a bit because, just as a normal Judd Apatow movie is, there has to be sentimental moments in the film.

  Trainwreck has it's faults fro editing, but I think that's just because they had to cut out the laughter from the actors and everyone else on the set. This just tells me that they had a ton of fun making the movie. For Amy Schumer's debut in a major motion picture for writing, I give major props to her for making it into the big leagues of comedy movies.

Pro

• Exceeded my expectations
• Very raunchy
• Celebrity cameos
• Jokes, Jokes, Jokes!
• Bill Hader and Amy Schumer chemistry

Con

• Drags on a little bit too long

4.4/5

Watch the trailer here 

Trainwreck is in theaters now