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| Directed by | Andy Fickman |
| Written by | Moe Jelline |
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| Cinematography | David Hennings |
| Edited by | David Rennie |
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| Distributed by | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
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| Running time | 105 minutes[1] |
| Country | U.s.a. |
| Language | English language |
| Budget | $20 one thousand thousand[two] |
| Box office | $32 million[iii] |
You Over again is a 2010 American one-act picture show produced by John J. Strauss and Eric Tannenbaum and directed by Andy Fickman with music by Nathan Wang and written past Moe Jelline. The film stars Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Odette Yustman, James Wolk, Victor Garber, Baton Unger, Kyle Bornheimer, Kristin Chenoweth, and Betty White in her final live-action film acting function before her death in 2021.
The motion-picture show was released on September 24, 2010, past Touchstone Pictures to negative reviews from critics and it earned $32 1000000[3] confronting a production upkeep of $20 million.[2] It was the last solo Touchstone Pictures project earlier working on subsequent films in association with Miramax, DreamWorks, Studio Ghibli and Lucasfilm. As a result of this, Touchstone signed a deal with DreamWorks Pictures in 2011 starting with I Am Number Four.
Plot [edit]
In 2002, Marni Olsen is an acne-riddled high school sophomore in Ridgefield, California, with glasses and braces, being tormented and bullied by the entire schoolhouse, specifically popular hateful girl J.J.. Her protective older brother, Will, was very pop as a handsome basketball game player, communicable J.J.'south attention, although he for the most part is oblivious to Marni's torment at her hands. At a very important basketball game, J.J. pushes Marni, dressed as the mascot, who runs into Will, resulting in a loss of the game.
Eight years later, in 2010, Marni is a successful public relations executive in Los Angeles, recently promoted to a chore in New York. She returns to Ridgefield to celebrate Will's upcoming wedding to fiancée Joanna, an apparently amazing adult female. Having never met Joanna, Marni discovers on the flying back dwelling house that Will is about to marry her former great, J.J. being a nickname that Joanna went by in high school. Marni is upset to run into that Joanna not only gets along very well with the family during her welcome domicile dinner, but apparently doesn't remember her, delaying the 'apology' Marni has been waiting for. Gail, Marni and Will's mother, too discovers that Joanna's honey aunt, Ramona, a successful and wealthy baron who is also in boondocks for the wedding ceremony, is a former high school friend of hers, although their friendship ended on bad terms.
Marni is unwilling to forget the things Joanna did to her in loftier schoolhouse unless she apologizes, and tries to let her brother know of Joanna'southward bullying past. Before long, Marni grows suspicious of Joanna and realizes that Joanna does indeed remember her after Joanna plays a song she used to torment Marni in loftier school with. As a issue of this and remember that a fourth dimension capsule that was buried during her senior yr contained a video tape of Joanna acting equally a bully, Marni decides to uncover the capsule. Meanwhile, Gail comes to Ramona'due south hotel room for "closure" about anything bad between them that happened in the past. They announced to make upwards, just Ramona however seems not to be too fond of Gail.
Will and Marni's grandmother Bunny meet Joanna's ex-boyfriend Tim, who appears devastated when he hears that she's marrying Volition. Afterwards, at Joanna's bridal shower, Marni confronts Joanna in the bathroom near her past and Joanna finally relents, albeit that she did remember Marni but instead of apologizing, she threatens Marni to non interfere with her and Will's relationship. This ultimately convinces Marni that Joanna has not changed and becomes determined to ruin the wedding nether the presumption that she'd be 'protecting' Will equally he had done many times for her. To fix a wrench in things, Marni invites Tim every bit her plus-one to the upcoming rehearsal dinner, hoping his presence in that location will throw a wrench into things. At the rehearsal dinner, when it is time for guests to make a toast to the bride and groom, an emotional Tim reveals in his toast that Joanna left him at the altar, much to Joanna's embarrassment and Will's chagrin. Later, the video recovered from their onetime high school'due south time capsule reveals Joanna confessing her truthful nature as a peachy, with footage of her tormenting Marni and other students. The footage shocks the guests (including Marni'south family unit), and Will, dislocated and upset, leaves the rehearsal dinner, saying he needs to get some air.
Going exterior, Marni confronts Joanna again and the two fight, eventually finding their way inside the rehearsal venue, throwing plates and glasses at each other. While in that location, Marni claims that Joanna is still the same old smashing from high school, backing up her bespeak with the fact that Joanna pretended to forget her, just a remorseful Joanna claims that she but pretended to forget Marni so they could outset over. After Marni wrecks one of the wedding ceremony gifts in retaliation, Joanna intentionally dumps a bowl of cold soup on Marni'southward caput. As this is happening, Will walks in. He scolds both of them for ruining the night before storming out and calling off the wedding, much to Joanna's devastation. Ramona and Gail contend after the rehearsal dinner, and Ramona accuses Gail of trying to ruin her life throughout high school via her popularity, including by stealing her high schoolhouse crush, Richie Phillips. A fight ensues, with both of them falling into the pool. They revisit the by and make up when Gail'south hubby, Mark, shows up. At habitation, he angrily "grounds" Marni and Gail.
Later that night, Marni finds Joanna in the kitchen wearing her nuptials apparel, crying and binging on junk food. She finally admits to Marni that she feels awful for bullying and tormenting her when they were in high school. Joanna tells Marni that she turned over a new leafage after the death of her parents, hoping to be the kind of person that they could be proud of. Joanna also says that she pretended not to know Marni considering she was afraid that the revelation of her bullying by would lead to her losing Will and his family unit, saying that she loves them all, and that they made her experience like she had a family again. Marni finally forgives her and promises to get them back together. Marni apologizes to Will for her actions besides, admitting that she was just trying to protect him from what she thought Joanna had been.
Joanna and Will reconcile in the family unit's old tree firm, but Marni's younger brother Ben reveals that he loosened the screws so every bit to avoid having Will and Joanna have it abroad, and as a result, the treehouse collapses and injures the couple. They are both forced to stay at a infirmary, which delays the wedding. All the same, Marni puts together a makeshift wedding at the hospital. Gail surprises Ramona with Richie Phillips, and the two seemingly commencement a relationship with each other. Meanwhile, Marni appears to start a human relationship with Charlie, her brother's best friend and the but person who was ever nice to her back in high schoolhouse. Joanna introduces Bunny to an elderly woman, Helen. Helen and Bunny are revealed to accept been rivals in high school. Bunny finally gets her revenge when she cuts in on Helen's dance and takes her partner, while Helen swears that the game is non yet over.
Cast [edit]
- Kristen Bell as Marni Olivia Olsen
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Gail Byer Olsen
- Sigourney Weaver as Ramona "Aunt Mona" Clark
- Odette Yustman as Joanna "J.J." Clark
- James Wolk as Will Olsen
- Victor Garber as Mark Olsen
- Betty White as Grandma Bunny Byer
- Billy Unger as Ben Olsen
- Kristin Chenoweth as Georgia King
- Kyle Bornheimer every bit Tim
- Sean Wing as Charlie Stonemason
- Cloris Leachman as Helen Sullivan (uncredited cameo)
- Dwayne Johnson as Air Marshal (uncredited cameo)
- Christine Lakin as Taylor
- Meagan Holder as Kendall
- Patrick Duffy as Ritchie Phillips
- Reginald VelJohnson as Mason Dunlevy
- Staci Keanan every bit Dana
- Catherine Bach as Daisy
- Daryl Hall as Himself
- John Oates as Himself
Music [edit]
- "We Are the Champions" – Performed past Queen
- "Barracuda" – Performed by Centre
- "I'll Become On" – Performed by Brittany Burton
- "Buss on My Listing" – Performed by Hall & Oates
- "Full of U" – Performed by Shaun Ruymen
- "Pump It" – Performed by The Blackness Eyed Peas
- "Bounce with Me" – Performed past Kreesha Turner
- "Kiss Me" – Performed by Sixpence None the Richer
- "Toxic" – Performed by Britney Spears
- "What Is Love" – Written and Performed past Jackie Tohn
- "Magic of Maui" – Written and Performed by Charles Brotman and Elmer Lim Jr.
- "By the Time You Forget" – Written and Performed past Andy Suzuki
- "Paris Without You" – Performed past Perry Danos
- "Dinner 4 Deux" – Written and Performed by Charles Blaker and Kevin Hiatt
- "Spring" – Performed by Ali Dee and the Deekompressors
- "Every Woman in the World" – Written by Dominic Bugatti and Frank Musker
- "Nosotros Are Family" – Performed by Chic featuring Nile Rodgers
- "Who's Sorry Now?" – Performed by Connie Francis
Production [edit]
You Again was completed on Apr 3, 2010. The rivalry between the two grandmothers, Betty White and Cloris Leachman, is a reference to the conflict betwixt the 2 on The Mary Tyler Moore Prove.[ commendation needed ] 3 of cast members from the sitcom Stride past Pace (Patrick Duffy, Staci Keanan, and Christine Lakin) appeared in the movie in a "mini-reunion".
Reception [edit]
Critical response [edit]
Rotten Tomatoes gives You Again a score of 18% based on reviews from 96 critics, with an average score of 4.00/x. The disquisitional consensus reads: "You Again represents a rare opportunity to encounter some of Hollywood'southward finest female veterans together onscreen - and, unfortunately, wastes their talents well-nigh completely."[iv] On Metacritic, it received a rating of 28% based on reviews from 25 critics, indicating generally negative reviews.[5]
Jamie Lee Curtis and Kristen Bell were praised for their roles. The New York Times critic Stephen Holden wrote that "There is not a laugh to be found in this rancid, misogynistic revenge comedy," declaring "Like so many Disney movies, 'You lot Once again' exalts shallow, materialistic values, and so tries to camouflage its essentially poisonous content with several layers of sugar coating and weepy reconciliation."[6] Richard Roeper gave the film an F and stated that it was one of the worst movies he'd ever seen.[vii] Among the more favorable reviews was Lana Berkowitz of The San Francisco Chronicle, who wrote that she enjoyed the mix of slapstick, musical numbers and surprise cameo appearances.[8] Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Republic praised the bandage for taking "a by-the-numbers comedy" and making information technology ameliorate than it has any right to exist.[ix]
Box part [edit]
The film opened at the box office at No. five with $viii,407,513 and would go on to gross a domestic total of $25,702,053; with an international gross of $6,303,195, You lot Once again grossed $32,005,248 worldwide;[iii] against a $20 million product upkeep.[2]
Accolades [edit]
- Women Pic Critics Circle Awards 2010
| Award | Category | Outcome |
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| WFCC Honor | Hall of Shame "For perpetuation of the same-old aforementioned-old stereotypes of hysterical insecure women and reasonable, sage men." | Won |
- Young Creative person Awards 2011
| Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Characteristic Motion picture - Supporting Young Actor | Billy Unger | Won |
Dwelling house media [edit]
The moving picture was released past Touchstone Habitation Entertainment in a two-disc Blu-ray and DVD philharmonic pack on February 8, 2011.[10] Bonus features include deleted scenes, bloopers, and a question-and-answer (Q&A) feature entitled Ask the Cast.[11]
References [edit]
- ^ "You Once more (U)". British Lath of Film Classification. September 10, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
- ^ a b c Fritz, Ben (September 23, 2010). "Pic projector: 'Wall Street' and 'Guardians' to battle for No. 1 as 'Yous Again' lags". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 23, 2010.
- ^ a b c "You Over again (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
- ^ "You Once again Movie Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/motion-picture show/yous-again Metacritic CBS Interactive
- ^ Holden, Stephen (September 23, 2010). "Information technology's a Mean-Girl World: Are Y'all Corking or Victim?". The New York Times . Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ^ "You Again". Richard Roeper. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
- ^ Lana Berkowitz (September 24, 2010). "You Once again". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Bill Goodykoontz (September 22, 2010). "'Yous Again,' 3 stars". The Arizona Republic.
- ^ Wharton, David (November 29, 2010). "Betty White Attempts To Make You Again Endurable On DVD". Movie theatre Blend. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
- ^ "'You Again' Blu-ray Dated and Detailed". High-Def Digest. November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2011.
External links [edit]
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- Official website
- You Again at IMDb
- You lot Again at AllMovie
- You Again at Box Office Mojo
- You Once again at Rotten Tomatoes
- You Again at Metacritic
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