Michael Ledo
Amy Schumer wrote and starred in the title role. Her movie personality is very much like her onstage stand up persona. If you have seen her just a few times, the sexual humor and jokes will seem stale. I laughed really hard the first time I heard them. Messed up by her absentee father as a child, Amy has trouble with long term relationships (as measured with a watch and not a calender) which leads to many sexual role reversal scenes that seem artificial especially the one with LeBron James, who like Amy played himself. As a writer, Amy meets Dr. Aaron Connors (Bill Hader with nerd glasses), the premier sports doctor and a man who is basically too good for her. There are things going on with her sister, father etc.I did enjoy the Marv Albert scene. Tilda Swinton was great. I am not partial to successful director/producer Judd Apatow as is the general population. I thought his influence turned what could have been a classic into one we will forget..."No not 'Bridesmaid', that other one...you know, the one with the chunky blonde in it." I am just kidding Amy, I think you're great and I know the Hebrew alphabet. ;) The film had some really good scenes and a few that didn't work. For people who have never seen Amy Schumer, you are in for a real treat.Guide: F-bomb, lots of sex, male hard body butts (John Cena).
Floated2
Trainwreck was a massive success when released and mainly due to the direction and name plate of Judd Apatow. Amy Schumer's writing as her characters fits in well, but the sell was "a film by Judd Apatow", as well it should be, considering this was Amy Schumer's coming out. Looking back, she had a lot of promise, but now fast forward three years later, she has starred in a series of flops and her career as a leading woman doesn't look well. Trainwreck is quite decent and funny at certain parts. The beginning is quite interesting, the middle is decent and becomes interesting more so then the ending or last part of the film is quite predictable as most romantic comedies. Amy Schumer's character becomes more annoying and crude as the film passes, as it becomes quite less funny. The short supporting roles played by John Cena in the first half is quite good, as well as the more so longer cameo by LeBron James throughout is quite funny. A lot of the film is either hit or miss and has divided fans alike. Trainwreck feels like a film where people either love it for its crude nature, or they hate it for its dirty jokes and such.
yougottrumpedshow
Trainwreck is an absolute train wreck. I don't know why anyone in the world finds Amy Schumer entertaining on any level. Her stand up was awful, her sketch show did have some funny moments but overall was not worth watching. Later it turned out a lot of her stuff was apparently lifted which makes it even more strange that it was not funny at all.Anyway I went into this movie expecting it to be not very good, and even then I was disappointed. Bill Hader was good and a lot of the other bit players were too but Amy Schumer was terrible and a few of the supporting characters were bad too. Judd Apatow can usually do no wrong for me, either great stuff or at least watchable and enjoyable, but this movie is just awful. Terrible movie, terrible script.It's not that the movie is dirty or anything, I am 100% fine with that. Dirty funny is fine, but this movie is dirty with nothing funny, and a terrible actress playing a completely unlikable character.
Clifton Johnson
I laughed a LOT. Granted, I could have laughed more...it ran 25 minutes too long, and the story's pacing seemed really off at moments. But Schumer nailed every line and every moment; she made you laugh, and she made you care. Plus, Hader, Birbigs and LeBron are worthy co-stars. It was mostly a typical rom com with extra vulgarity and a female lead. But that was enough.