pillowtrot

I've been a long-time fan of Ali Wong's standup, so I was excited to see her latest routine. This is far and away not her best work at all. It was nothing more than an entire hour devoted to her divorce, and telling the audience (repeatedly) that she's rich and successful, and how she deserves men who can gratify her properly with oral sex. OK, fine for a short while, but move on. I'm not complaining about the raunchy humor; you expect that from Ali Wong. Just be more imaginative with it. Move on to other topics. That used to be what was appealing about Ali: her talent for observational humor. It's almost entirely missing here.

This movie is a lot of fun. Awkwafina and John Cena have great comedic chemistry together; throwing out one liners has always been one of her strengths, and Cena's character is the perfect foil for that. There's quite a bit of action, but the back-and-forth between Awkwafina and Cena -- and with the numerous side characters as well -- serves to keep the action from being too intense.

The movie is not without its faults. Chief among the downsides is Awkwafina's character's backstory: every aspect of it is trite and just shows weak writing -- which is odd, because the premise of the movie itself is quite original and imaginative. Secondly, I liked Simu Liu in "Kim's Convenience", but he really has no range to his acting and his character was difficult to watch.

All things considered, I enjoyed the movie and would give it a B+

All the people who are bashing She-Hulk must have come to this program with the wrong expectations. It's a light-hearted comedy that almost pokes fun at the superhero genre, not a typical production about saving the universe. Granted, the writing lacks complexity, and the acting isn't Emmy level, but it's fun, and something you can watch with your kids.