You Again

Andy Fickman

The bland generic title is actually a pretty good indication of what you can expect from the movie.

In high school, Marni (Kristen Bell) was pimply, wore braces and was tormented by popular cheerleader Joanna (Odette Yustman).

Years later, Marni is attractive, confident and successful at work. But she is aghast when she finds out that her brother’s bride-to-be is none other than her old nemesis.

What really gets her goat is the fact that the now saintly Joanna acts as though they have never even met. Cue unbelievable, and unfunny, situations as Marni tries ways and means to get everyone else to see the truth about Joanna.

On top of that, there is the fraught history between Marni’s mother (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Joanna’s aunt (Sigourney Weaver) but not even a swimming-pool catfight between Curtis and Weaver can keep this film afloat.

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