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Message: [QUOTE="dbmill, post: 4164160, member: 2504"] Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021) - The screenplay for this comedy fantasy film was written by its two stars, Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumalo. The two stars play best friends who live in Nebraska, who decide to go on a vacation together to a resort in Florida. This movie starts a bit slow, but once the setting moves on to its fantastical Florida location, both the comedy and the fantasy get piled on high. They also become involved in a villain's plot for revenge (the villain is also played by Wiig), leading to a bit of adventure to add to the comedy and the fantasy. No question the emphasis of this movie is on the comedic aspects, as not all the fantastical aspects follow any sort of logical form of logic or any form of realism. Everything in this film is done in the service of finding laughs. It also has some annoying aspects, most notably that the two stars often speak the same lines together at the same time all through the film. Recently I saw a column that listed this as one of the top movies of the year. I wouldn’t go that far, but for the most part this movie kept my attention, and while not a great movie, it was certainly entertaining, amusing and full of imagination. Everything in this movie is also pretty much over the top. It wasn't totally my cup of tea, but I did enjoy it. [/QUOTE]