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Walk of Shame (2014)
A complete waste of time, shallow, and racist
Wow. This is one of the worst movies that I have ever had the displeasure of seeing in a long time. I really wanted to like it, but I just couldn't. First, the male lead is chivalrous enough to not allow her to drive home when she's drunk because she's clearly impaired. But when she suggests that they go home together, all further conversations cease about her sobriety? Disgusting. And let's talk about how every minority is portrayed in this movie. The three black men are crack dealers. The Asian woman runs a massage parlor (which they suggest is a brothel). A latino man is a drug dealer. The presumably middle eastern man is a cab driver who takes payment in lap dances. Her friend's love interest with an olive complexion is also portrayed as a sleazy guy. And oh yeah, after all of her ridiculous shenanigans she gets offered the job while her competitor (whose surname is Chang and is likely Asian) gets automatically cut because of "racy pictures." This was complete utter nonsense. Shame on Elizabeth Banks for stooping to a new low. But to be honest, the person in whom I am most disappointed is myself for watching this absurd movie. Shame on you. That's time you'll never get back.
The Good Lie (2014)
So much potential.....
This movie had so much potential, but a series of stereotypes ruined it. When one of the characters says, "I heard something new today. It's called a joke" I rolled my eye for the 100th time (because of course they don't have jokes in Africa). Or "they won't care; they're from Africa!" I'm pretty sure that whoever wrote the screenplay googled "African Stereotypes," and worked it into the script. If you can get past this nonsense, the story is pretty good. You get to see how difficult it may be for someone to try and acclimate to a new culture. I also think Reese Witherspoon has come a long way from her Legally Blonde days and has been embracing these more complex roles!