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Information
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 85 min.
- Director
- Jamie Babbit
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Rating *
- 5.3
- Votes *
- 1,514
- Checks
- 132
- Favs
- 2
- Dislikes
- 5
- Favs/checks
- 1.5% (1:66)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:3
Top comments
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Siskoid
Jamie Babbit's second collaboration with Natasha Lyonne, 2015's Addicted to Fresno, is really Addicted IN Fresno, at least for Judy Greer's sex addict, who accidentally kills a man and gets her sister (an uncharacteristically guileless Lyonne) involved in getting rid of the body. It's a female take on the old "accidentally killed a hooker" trope, but surprisingly, that's more background than plot. The film is much more interested in the sibling relationship, and the romances both might achieve. With difficulty for Greer, but perhaps Lyonne will have more luck with Aubrey Plaza. At least, that's what the audience wants. While there are funny situations and dialog, and a lot of fun performers in small parts and cameos, there's a bit of a flatness to Fresno because it seems to ignore the plotty elephant in the room. But it does head for a likeable grace note, so in the end, I willingly forgave it its faults. 1 year 1 month ago