Trainwreck

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This film starts off a bit of a trainwreck itself, but quite like the film's protagonist, picks itself up as it progresses. I would give Trainwreck a 6/10.

Trainwreck was an exceptional comedy in that it knew how to create some fantastic comedic chemistry and deliver brilliant one liners. Beyond that the very natural progression around the character of Amy was some well written stuff, the character really evolved before the audience's eyes even if this wasn't performed so well.

Colin Quinn, who played Gordon, was a very gruff likeable character; he really connected with Schumer onscreen and built up a chemistry that made the film quite sad when his role died. John Cena, who played Steven, created an exceptionally emotional role that was one of the comedic high points of the film; his homoerotic based humour was really just perfect. Brie Larson, who played Kim, gave some of the best social commentary in the film and a really grounded performance; her emotional range onscreen really hit home in some of the more touching scenes. Bill Hader, who played Aaron, was very awkward and bumbling but rather sweet and charming; most importantly he felt real and was one of the main reasons the film became so revitalised. Daniel Radcliffe and Marisa Tomei, who played The Dogwalker and The Dog Owner respectively, gave a very entertaining cameo; the melodrama of this cameo was what really made it stand out.

However the best performance of the film came from LeBron James, who played Himself. James related big pointless speeches about moments of his life in perfect deadpan comedy. More than that his natural physical presence combined with a great sense of wit and line delivery made his performance rise above the rest. His chemistry with Hader is really the cornerstone of the film and some of the best scenes stem from it.

The pacing in this film is awful; mostly this stems from the scenes feeling like skit comedy more often not, or emotional scenes are undermined by the incessant one liners. The cinematography within this film is boring, there aren't any interesting shots that will blow you away. The editing doesn't rise to the occasion either, with some basic cutting to go hand in hand with the basic shots. The soundtrack and score for this film is barely noticeable; with the exception of Billy Joel's 'Uptown Girl'.

Amy Schumer, who played Amy, gave a very powerful performance in a couple of scenes but mostly her performance felt deadpan; she was constantly spewing one liners in a way that messed up the flow of the film in a major way. Dave Attell, who played Noam, was just this fould dirty character who had little relevance to the film; if anything his role was representative of everything wrong with Trainwreck. Vanessa Bayer, who played Nikki, was quite a crude character; her chemistry with Schumer just wasn't there and it's kind of questionable why her role was even in the film. Tilda Swinton, who played Dianna, was just loud in this film; she made noise but that does not mean one is funny. Randall Park and Jon Glaser, who played Bryson and Schultz, respectively, were just a slew of one liners; they had very little screen presence and contributed nothing to the film. Ezra Miller, who played Donald, was one of those characters that was poorly written for plot purposes; it opened with a mild awkward performance from Miller which quickly became this strange out of character fetish role. Evan Brinkman and Mike Birbiglia, who played Allister and Tom respectively, were these weird caricature characters that just felt out of place; they gave this exaggerated performances that were kind of cringeworthy to watch.