Goldie Hawn makes a long-awaited return to movie screens
with ‘Snatched’. Utilising her comedic skills to good effect, it’s nice
seeing her again. Roles for ladies of a ‘certain age’ are scarce in the
youth-obsessed industry that is Hollywood with dozens of great actresses
falling by the wayside. Hawn has bided her time to settle on a
comeback. ‘Snatched’ ably fits the bill. Her gift for raising
laughs has remained undimmed proving why audiences have enjoyed her work over
the years.
Emily (Amy Schumer) is looking forward to a vacation to a
glorious paradise with her boyfriend. When he dumps her on the eve of their
travels, she decides to invite her mother Linda (Goldie Hawn). Complete
opposites with Emily’s carefree ways an anathema to Linda’s careful
demeanour. Whilst working through their differences, they are
kidnapped. Jungle escapades, wicked thieves and mayhem ensure as mother
and daughter partake in an unusual bonding session.
Without Goldie Hawn’s presence ‘Snatched’ would be totally
forgettable. Predictable and prone to toilet humour for laughs, it goes for
easy cheap gags than crafting anything witty. Descending to the gutter is
simple – working at creating genuine mirth takes talent. There’s not much
here as Emily and Linda go from one ridiculous scenario to the next. Their
escapades get more outlandish, robbing the narrative of believability.
Hawn and Schumer make for a good team even if the script falls apart quicker
than the quipped lines.
‘Snatched’ falls apart mostly due to poor editing.
Scenes change so fast you wonder how characters got from A to B. Jonathan
Levine’s pedestrian direction goes through the motions without much flair or
originality. The plot has been seen many times before with only the
leads’ chemistry and sharp comic timing making it watchable. The tropical
setting looks nice and I’m sure it wouldn’t have been much of a hardship to
accept a movie shot in paradise.
If you’re after easy, if crude, laughs then ‘Snatched’ is
for you. There’s an audience for simplistic humour where brain cells
aren’t taxed. Hawn still looks great and hopefully with a better story it
won’t be too long before she graces screens again.
Movie Review Rating out of 10: 5
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