Jennifer Cram makes her writing and directing debut with Sick Girl. Nina Dobrev stars on this comedy as Wren, a 30-something who by no means actually grew up. She nonetheless events each night time and is in a perpetual hangover daze due to it. Her finest mates, although, have left that part of life behind. Cece (Stephanie Koenig) is coping with parenting a really demanding little one. Laurel (Sherry Cola) marathon coaching eats up quite a lot of time. Jill (Hayley Magnus) has an ever-expanding enterprise, forcing her to be on her telephone on a regular basis.
This chasm is simply furthering Wren’s downward spiral. On the uncommon event everyone seems to be collectively, Wren makes an attempt to have an precise heart-to-heart, however everyone seems to be distracted by the whole lot. So Wren tells her mates she has most cancers, however she lied. She is completely wholesome. The false assertion works, although, because the 4 at the moment are going to the spa or catching up, minus the real-life baggage. Will Wren’s lie catch as much as her, and in that case, what’s going to the fallout be?
Sick Girl is stuffed with amusing moments delivered to life by a powerful forged. Dobrev walks the skinny line between being unforgivably reprehensible and empathetic. Wren’s want to nonetheless see her mates is relatable, although the whole lot else she does (to some extent) is egocentric at worst or stupidly misguided at finest. But the character by no means turns the viewers off as a result of Dobrev is effortlessly charming.
“…Wren tells her mates she has most cancers, however she lied. She is completely wholesome.”
It definitely helps that the supporting gamers deliver their A-game as effectively. Koenig finds the correct stability of fixed exhaustion and enjoyable to work. Cola spotlights some good comedic timing, each verbal and bodily. Magnus is good and likable. Plus, the core group share a chemistry that makes it simple to purchase them as mates.
The forged makes the movie as pleasant as it’s. Scenes are humorous or appropriately dramatic, however general, the narrative looks like a skit. Cece and the others take Wren to get a second opinion regardless of her probably not being sick. The sequence, although, is simply Wren attempting to persuade the physician she may, perhaps, have most cancers. And then it’s over. Ultimately, it’s pointless. Other scenes really feel rushed, particularly as the tip attracts close to and Wren is pressured to reckon with the whole lot she’s completed. Without spoiling a lot, a significant transfer (some may argue sacrifice) on her half is a blip on the radar when it actually ought to be the emotional climax of the redemption part of the plot.
Still, Sick Girl does work. Dobrev throws herself into an unlikable function and nonetheless charms the viewers. Koenig, Cola, Magnus, and a short flip from Wendi McLendon-Covey, in addition to Brandon Mychal Smith’s precise most cancers having Leo, do the very best they’ll. Cram’s first movie may not stability its tone correctly and rush by key moments, however it’s a stable debut that reveals some promise.
