Film Review - The To Do List
July 26, 2013
“The To Do List” represents a change of perspective for the average sex comedy, taking a female POV in a genre typically dominated by the drooly interests of knuckle-dragging males. However, the refreshing view only lasts so long in Maggie Carey’s feature-length directorial debut, eventually blocked out by a few needless detours into gross-out comedy and a wooden lead performance from star Aubrey Plaza. “The To Do List” is out to shock, but it’s also interested in sympathy, making it one of the more disappointing pictures of this deflating summer, wasting a perfectly wonderful supporting cast and knowing attitude on impatient screenwriting and haphazard editing. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
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