Review: Girl Most Likely (2012) – Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini (VOD)

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GIRL MOST LIKELY: Directed by Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini

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– For some reason I like watching films that were at TIFF at some point…and this was there in 2012.

– Imogene (Kristen Wigg) loses her boyfriend and job in a matter of days and has to deal with moving back home with her mother (Annettee Bening) and brother Ralph (Christopher Fitzgerald).

– The film intrigued me because I think anything with Kristen Wiig in it is worth a shot.  The problem with this film is that she isn’t given much to work with.  Like in her newer film, HATESHIP LOVESHIP, which I saw at TIFF this year (although that film is more serious than GIRL MOST LIKELY), there aren’t enough comedic parts.  Kristen Wiig is one of the funniest women out there and I think it was a mistake not to make this film funnier, especially because a lot of it wasn’t very serious.  I think we’ll see Wigg in lots of non-comedic roles in the future.  I’m looking forward to it.  I think she has potential to give a great performance in the right role and film.

– Ralph (Christopher Fitzgerald), as Imogene’s brother brought a lot of life to the film.  His character’s ‘out there’ and over-the-top, but I really enjoyed the brother-sister aspect.  Imogene’s going through her own problems, but she is loving and caring towards her ‘weird’ brother.  Their relationship made the two characters seem real, and the chemistry with one another was real life like.

– Instead of just concentrating on Imogene and her family, Matt Dillon and Darren Criss both played unnecessary characters that didn’t add any importance to the film.

– Some parts come out of nowhere and don’t fit well with the rest of the story…like one scene near the end.

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Even though I didn’t think GIRL MOST LIKELY was very good, there were enough positive things that made it enjoyable for me to watch.  Kristen Wigg isn’t known for acting in dramatic roles, but she proves she’s good enough to carry a film.  Neither GIRL MOST LIKELY or HATESHIP LOVESHIP are going to gain peoples attention in noticing her as a great actress, but I think she’s one perfect role away from that.  I think this film was supposed to be funnier than it actually was, and again, that’s a shame because Kristen Wigg can be hilarious.  The family aspect to the film, and the relationship between Imogene and her brother Ralph was great, but that storyline wasn’t as big a focus at it should have.  This is a story about a women going through changes in life (something lots of people go through), but there isn’t too much development with her character (other than jumping ahead to the end).  That’s where this film went wrong.

GIRL MOST LIKELY: 4.5/10

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