Trainwreck

Name: Trainwreck
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: July 17, 2015
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn

2015

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: July 17, 2015 | R

Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn

Summary: Since she was a little girl, it’s been drilled into Amy’s (Amy Schumer) head by her dad (Colin Quinn) that monogamy isn’t realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo—enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment—but in actuality, she’s kind of in a rut. When she finds herselfSince she was a little girl, it’s been drilled into Amy’s (Amy Schumer) head by her dad (Colin Quinn) that monogamy isn’t realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo—enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment—but in actuality, she’s kind of in a rut. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she’s writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners (Bill Hader), Amy starts to wonder if other grown-ups, including this guy who really seems to like her, might be on to something. [Universal Pictures]… Expand

Director: Judd Apatow

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 125 min

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Sara Stewart

Jul 15, 2015

It’s very funny and sweet and even a little weepy, and it has maybe the best scene ever filmed of dirty talk gone wrong. In other words, it’s a Schumer/Apatow production — may there be more of them to come. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Jul 16, 2015

As written by the brash, funny, and often vulgar comedienne Amy Schumer, Trainwreck is brash, funny, and often vulgar. Its raunchiness is a perfect match for the man who made "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up." Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

Jul 15, 2015

Unlike many comic vehicles and just as many big-city romances, it’s a real, and ultimately rewarding, piece of work. A big-studio romantic comedy infused with actual human feeling is just as rare an accomplishment as the perfect comedy sketch. Read full review

Mike Scott

Jul 13, 2015

With each new scene, Schumer manages to offer wonderful little surprises. It wasn't long before I found myself excited at the beginning of each new sequence in Trainwreck, just to see how Schumer would make me laugh next. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

Jul 16, 2015

Amy Schumer proves her cinematic bona fides in Trainwreck, a strikingly assured feature film debut in which she proves herself as authentic an actress as she is deft as a writer. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jul 15, 2015

[Schumer’s] made this woman real, flawed, funny and carnal. Read full review

Eric Henderson

Jul 16, 2015

The script doesn't revel in Amy's quite harmless flaws, or at least examine them in the spirit of benevolence. Read full review

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jdh5153

Aug 9, 2015

Trainwreck is one of the best romantic comedies in years. Not only that, it's also one of the best comedies in general. Amy Schumer is a comedic genius who isn't afraid to approach any topic. She tends to drift toward topics related to sex and promiscuity and this is where she shines.Trainwreck is one of the best romantic comedies in years. Not only that, it's also one of the best comedies in general. Amy Schumer is a comedic genius who isn't afraid to approach any topic. She tends to drift toward topics related to sex and promiscuity and this is where she shines. Trainwreck had me laughing from beginning to end, while also enjoying the story it was trying to tell. Loved everything about Trainwreck!… Expand

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j1train

Jul 17, 2015

It's too long and too serious, but it's mostly a fun ride thanks to Amy Schumer's hilarious and heartfelt performance. If it doesn't reach the heights of the best of her Comedy Central show, it comes close. This is her year and she deserves every ounce of praise.

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alanhanks

Aug 17, 2015

This movie is made for 20 year old sports fans. Why? Because Amy Schumer does a great job of portraying every **** I've ever met. Also, there are quite a few subtle jokes told throughout the movie that only an experienced sports fan would get. I went to this movie to hopefully laugh, and iThis movie is made for 20 year old sports fans. Why? Because Amy Schumer does a great job of portraying every **** I've ever met. Also, there are quite a few subtle jokes told throughout the movie that only an experienced sports fan would get. I went to this movie to hopefully laugh, and i did. After all, I'm a 20 sports fan.… Expand

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GreatMartin

Jul 17, 2015

“Trainwreck” centers on Amy Schumer’s character, also called Amy, who was taught by her father (Colin Quin) that monogamy is not realistic or normal and we next meet her 23 later when she is the male version of most leads in romantic comedies such as Jim Carey, Will Farrell and that ilk.“Trainwreck” centers on Amy Schumer’s character, also called Amy, who was taught by her father (Colin Quin) that monogamy is not realistic or normal and we next meet her 23 later when she is the male version of most leads in romantic comedies such as Jim Carey, Will Farrell and that ilk. She is rude, crude, very promiscuous and doesn’t believe in spending a whole night with any of her tricks. (I did/do identify with the latter!)

Schumer also wrote the script which is basically ‘boy (Bill Hader as Aaron Conners) meets girl Hollywood cute, boy loses girl so the boy gets girl ending can happen. Whether it is due to Schumer, or the director Judd Apatow, there is a lot of male nudity, mainly full backsides, with one exceptional funny almost frontal nudity, and very little female nudity though Amy is shown in many sex scenes--almost always wearing a bra if not fully clothed.

Billed as a comedy I will say the audience, consisting of equal men and women, were laughing through most of it. I smiled here and there but didn’t have a really good laugh until 1 hour and 55 minutes into the 2 hour and 2 minute movie. I was also touched in 2 scenes and shook my head in a couple of scenes that seemed to be from another movie.

This is the first time I have really seen Amy Schumer and I enjoyed her performance but wondered if in real life she only wears too short skirts! I admired Bill Hader in last year’s “The Skeleton Twins” and he has a lot of chemistry with Schumer. Watching her first serious relationship, and the problems she has with it, makes for a different romantic comedy as does the leads not being pretty picture actors.

Due to Hader’s profession in the movie, as a sports medicine doctor/surgeon, there are a lot of cameos by sports names plus, as usual, in any Apatow movies there are cameos by names who don’t get billing until the end credits. Of the sports figures in the movie LeBron James has more than a cameo role playing himself as a skinflint cheap, and concerned friend of the doctor, being naturally funny and has a one on one basketball scene with Hader that cracked the audience up! Also in the film is Brie Larson as Schumer’s sister who is the complete opposite in her relationship of Amy with her husband, Mike Birbiglia. John Cena’s as Amy’s dumb, muscle bound, everything he says comes out with gay connotations, current friend with benefits and Tilda Swinton as her very strange boss are welcome additions as are Randall Park and Vanessa Bayer as co-workers. Norman Llyod, a 100 year old actor who has been working since 1932, adds some humor as a resident of the old folk’s home where Amy’s father is living.

Now, in the genre of “Bridesmaids” and “Spy”, “Trainwreck” furthers the reality that women can get as low as men. Is that a good thing?… Expand

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Bruce722

Dec 25, 2015

Trainwreck is just painful to watch at times. Amu Schumer is NOT a leading lady and it has nothing to do with her looks, which is what feminists will claim. She is, quite frankly, obnoxious. Surprisingly she isn't a bad actress but too often her true personality comes through and, as aTrainwreck is just painful to watch at times. Amu Schumer is NOT a leading lady and it has nothing to do with her looks, which is what feminists will claim. She is, quite frankly, obnoxious. Surprisingly she isn't a bad actress but too often her true personality comes through and, as a protagonist, it destroys much of the film. I think she would be better suited for the obnoxious friend of the main girl. Bill Hader does a solid job but is mostly forgettable. Honestly, the only reason this film is worth watching is for the plethora of celebrity cameos, highlighted by LeBron James. They all play versions of themselves in hilarious skits that fit neatly into the plot. If it wasn't for James, John Cena, Amare Stoudemire, etc. this film would be among the worst comedies I've seen in recent memory.… Expand

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Costs1129

Jul 24, 2015

The title fits the movie. The casting was horrible. It felt as though the actors were trying too hard to be characters from a script they did not understand. The movie progressed awkwardly and ended in a way that felt unfulfilling. But hey, maybe I am not the director's audience.

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carameldance

Sep 22, 2019

While the cast is amazing except Amy Schumer, the film is nothing but worse than mediocre. And even god awful in plenty of moments. Through the story it felt like I'm watching her ego wank. It was a painful experience.

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