Support the Girls

Name: Support the Girls
Genre: Comedy
Released: August 24, 2018
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 85
Cast: Amanda Michalka, Ann McCaskey, Brooklyn Decker, Dylan Gelula, Elizabeth Trieu

2018

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: August 24, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Amanda Michalka, Ann McCaskey, Brooklyn Decker, Dylan Gelula, Elizabeth Trieu, Haley Lu Richardson, James LeGros, Jana Kramer, Jesse Marshall, Krista Hayes, Lawrence Varnado, Lea DeLaria, Luis Olmeda, Regina Hall, Shayna McHayle, Victor Isaac Perez, Zoe Graham

Summary: Lisa is the last person you'd expect to find in a highway-side 'sports bar with curves',--but as general manager at Double Whammies, she's come to love the place and its customers. An incurable den mother, she nurtures and protects her girls fiercely--but over the course of one trying day, her optimism is battered from everyLisa is the last person you'd expect to find in a highway-side 'sports bar with curves',--but as general manager at Double Whammies, she's come to love the place and its customers. An incurable den mother, she nurtures and protects her girls fiercely--but over the course of one trying day, her optimism is battered from every direction...Double Whammies sells a big, weird American fantasy, but what happens when reality pokes a bunch of holes in it?… Expand

Director: Andrew Bujalski

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Liam Lacey

Aug 23, 2018

One of the pleasures of Support the Girls is that it explores the constant fender-benders of sex, race, class, and age without ever coming off as preachy or lecturing. Read full review

Mike D'Angelo

Aug 21, 2018

Set in a tacky Hooters-style sports bar called Double Whammies, Andrew Bujalski’s delightful new comedy, Support The Girls, more than lives up to its winking/earnest double entendre of a title. Read full review

David Fear

Aug 24, 2018

This is an actors’ film, one that proudly wears its women-run-the-world bona fides on its sleeve. They provide the sisterhood and the sense of boiling over. After a full-circle callback to its beginning, Support the Girls ends, pitch-perfectly, with a primal scream therapy session on the top of a strip-mall building, female voices being heard above highway noise. Read full review

Carson Lund

Aug 20, 2018

The film celebrates the unrecognized willpower and perseverance that undergirds low-wage service work in this country. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jun 29, 2019

Support the Girls is a shrewdly observed, day-in-the-life-style portrait of a woman under pressure. It’s way too early to be thinking about awards season, but Regina Hall could be in line for some silverware. Read full review

Johnny Oleksinski

Aug 23, 2018

Support the Girls is one of the sneakiest bait-and-switches at the movies this year. You come for the cheeky title and stay for the relevant, empathetic story about working-class women. Read full review

Danielle White

Aug 22, 2018

Maybe it wouldn’t be so confusing if what passed as the film’s “resolution” involved something more than the antics of bratty anarchy. It’s impossible to support the girls on such shaky ground. Read full review

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LamontRaymond

Aug 26, 2018

What a great little movie. I say little because it reminds me of the indie films from the mid-90s, like Clerks. A little rough around the edges, but honest. Also reminds me a bit of Waiting, but without the crude humor. Regina Hall is awesome, and Haley Lu Richardson is luminous as usual.What a great little movie. I say little because it reminds me of the indie films from the mid-90s, like Clerks. A little rough around the edges, but honest. Also reminds me a bit of Waiting, but without the crude humor. Regina Hall is awesome, and Haley Lu Richardson is luminous as usual. It's great to see women support each other in this way.… Expand

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sunsetchasing

Aug 24, 2018

Feel-good little slice of life comedy buoyed by an excellent performance from Regina Hall and a surprisingly spry outing from Haley Lu Richardson. Don't know why it's rating is so low already.

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FelicityFenwick

Aug 26, 2018

Outstanding and refreshing! Definitely one of the hidden gems of the summer. It's great to see **** in such an original role. Must-see, for sure.

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Slovenly_Muse

Sep 1, 2018

Opting for steady optimism and good-heartedness over bite, this dramedy, much like the waitstaff at Double Whammies, gets by on easygoing charm, and only gives you a taste of its true depths. Its most powerful message is about sisterhood, and while it has little to offer that's unique onOpting for steady optimism and good-heartedness over bite, this dramedy, much like the waitstaff at Double Whammies, gets by on easygoing charm, and only gives you a taste of its true depths. Its most powerful message is about sisterhood, and while it has little to offer that's unique on that topic, its point is well-made and it sticks.… Expand

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amheretojudge

Sep 1, 2018

it may not be glorifying for everyone..

Support The Girls Support The Girls is a character driven drama about a bunch of women surviving literally a week day of their life. Embracing the premise like never before, Bujalski's hands on execution of offering the insights with a personal touchit may not be glorifying for everyone..

Support The Girls

Support The Girls is a character driven drama about a bunch of women surviving literally a week day of their life. Embracing the premise like never before, Bujalski's hands on execution of offering the insights with a personal touch of the characters communicates throughout the course of the feature to the audience. It is a subtle take on the marginal community that we all reside in, and so is its repercussions on the audience of its higher concept, it may not be glorifying for everyone. But as much as makers distract the audience and is proud of its ingenious methodology, contrary to popular belief, it is quite louder on repetitive terms. It tosses all possible various situations through character's perspective in order to make its definite point thoroughly clear. In order to do so, it shucks away its somewhat middle act with an arguably redundant sequences. But such compelling storytelling and euphoric energy behind the camera can be and should be given the benefit of doubt. The background may as well be daft with decent cinematography and editing that is saved by the camera work which again, offers personal touch making it more human than ever. The performance by the cast is on full throttle; especially Hall, since they are aware of the opportunity and stage they have marked, can factor a lot. Bujalski's execution is to the point and clearer than ever with a smarter script and even though familiar but not so explored structure makes it gripping and adaptive for the viewers. The three dimensional characters, layered thought provoking policies and fair confessions are the high points of the feature. Support The Girls may not be the game changer but if retold in a glorifying manner, it can be your "Thelma And Louise".… Expand

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JLuis_001

Aug 30, 2018

Frankly I really wanted this movie to please me more but I couldn't connect with the story at all and I mainly blame the narrative style and rhythm because the story is good, it's attractive but the film has a cadence that becomes to slow for its own good and the characters with theFrankly I really wanted this movie to please me more but I couldn't connect with the story at all and I mainly blame the narrative style and rhythm because the story is good, it's attractive but the film has a cadence that becomes to slow for its own good and the characters with the exception of those of Regina Hall and Haley Lu Richardson feel flat and anodyne.

Recommended for a weekend as an option although it disappointed my expectations.… Expand

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mohamad91hk

Jul 10, 2019

When I want to watch a movie, I need to enjoy in this 2 hours of my time, "support the Girls" is the real meaning of wasting time, I thought I was watching a boring episode of worst TV show, it was meaningless movie, just showing Regina Hall as a manager and how she takes care of herWhen I want to watch a movie, I need to enjoy in this 2 hours of my time, "support the Girls" is the real meaning of wasting time, I thought I was watching a boring episode of worst TV show, it was meaningless movie, just showing Regina Hall as a manager and how she takes care of her girls!!! Really!! I have a message for the producers of this movie "If you are paying money for this level of the story, just call me I can give you something more interesting".… Expand

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