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OH. WHAT. FUN. MOVIE REVIEW
One Christmas you’re bound in a homemade leather suit decapitating mannequins while eluding the detective skills of a millionaire with daddy issues while awakening your independence and empowering an audience of all ages to do the same in the face of an uncaring apathetic world. Meow! Then three decades later, you’re slaving over a corporate sponsored stove waiting for your adult children to visit because you don’t know how many Christmases you have left, and rather than sing your praises in the notes of all your sacrifices, they join in a tragic harmony to express their deepest desires to be anywhere else. Amazon Prime makes with the jolly and presents Oh. What. Fun.. Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer) is the mother of three adult children who are visiting for christmas. Traditionally, she waits hand and foot on her daughter Channing (Felicity Jones), son Sammy (Dominic Sessa), and daughter Taylor (Chloë Grace Moretz), but this year she has a hope that her three children nominate her as best mom and all around great person in a yuletide contest sponsored by Crate and Barrel. That would show her rival neighbor Jeanne Wang-Wasserman (Joan Chen) who’s best at raising kids and keeping the spirit of Christmas alive. In a special holiday super-stuffed One Of Us review, Bradly, Frank, Eoin and Melina deck the halls with mean spirited criticism and a little Christmas cheer regarding Michelle Pfeiffer’s latest starring role. Is it a wonderful life or a lump of coal?
DIRECTED BY: Michael Showalter
STARRING: Michelle Pfeiffer, Felicity Jones, Chloë Grace Moretz, Denis Leary, Dominic Sessa, Danielle Brooks, Jason Schwartzman, Eva Longoria, Joan Chen, Devery Jacobs, Havana Rose Liu, Maude Apatow, Rose Abdoo, Kurt Braunohler, Saidah Ekulona, Rafaella Kamaby, Drake Shehan, Douglas S. Jones, Michael Lee Kimel, Elizabeth Lilyan Wood, Audrey Hui, Zac Oyama, Tanya Lim
YOUR REVIEWERS
Bradly Martin (Screener Squad Boss, Eye on the Prize, Breakfast Pub)
Bradly Martin was born in the united states and grew up on a healthy diet of sports, films, and books. A rather shy lad who kept to himself, Bradly soon discovered the best way to know a person was to know what people liked. Throughout the years Bradly became a fan of many things and a fanatic of none. From Doctor Dre, to Doctor Strange and the who’s who of Whos. From Playstation to the Dreamcast and Marvel to DC. From LeBron James to James Bond and Lord of the Rings to Lord Palmerston (or Pitt the Elder if you agree with Wade Boggs) and is a huge fan of dad jokes and randomly obscure Simpsons references. Armed with a vast knowledge of comics, films, and pop culture. Bradly traveled the world making friends and sharing takes. As a young man Bradly married the love of his life young and grew older every year with each new child brought into the brood. If trends continue, Scientists predict that .2% of Canada (where Bradly and family reside) will be populated by Bradly’s children by the year 2029. You can hear him leading and listening to his favorite critics on the Screener Squad and maybe even providing some comments of his own.
Frank Calvillo (Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, What Ever Happened to Bette & Joan?)
Born and raised in South Texas, Frank currently lives in Austin and has been in love with movies ever since his father showed him some Three Stooges shorts when he was five years old. Today he loves all kinds of film, regardless of era, country, budget or genre. He believes every film has an audience and is at least one person’s favorite movie. After writing for Sight & Sound and Slackerwood, he now writes for Cinapse where his increasingly random taste in all flavors of cinema (from Rashomon to Mars Attacks!) continues to thrive. His ultimate goal is to write a script for his boyhood crush, Michelle Pfeiffer.
Eoin Daly
Born and raised in Dublin Ireland, Eoin currently lives in London and has been an avid film lover from as far back as they can remember. Eoin enjoys going to the cinema weekly regardless of the film: new, old, or the most random title. They have no preconceived notions when taking in a new film. They tend to look for the good in any film they watch and will always love the art form. They are a major fan of actress-led cinema and will never apologize for this one film bias.
Melina Eames (Screener Squad)
Melina first discovered that she carried the nerd gene at the tender age of four following her exposure to a little film called A New Hope. In the twenty-some years that followed, Melina continued to grow into her geek identity through the discovery of Batman, Mst3k, Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings, and The Mandalorian. But perhaps her most significant discovery came at the age of fourteen when a night of YouTube mining led her to the review site of Spill.com. Melina became a devoted follower whose fandom did not end with the site’s demise. By then, it had worked its dark magic and left her with a love and appreciation for film criticism that she has yet to shrug.
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