Movie Review: ‘Joy Ride’ Is A Cheerfully Gross-out Comedy That Soars, Thanks To A Terrific Cast
etcanada.comIf you’re like me, there comes a moment of truth in raunchy film comedies when you decide whether to fully join in the fun — or ride it out on the fence.
It often comes in a key early comic scene. Can they pull it off? If so you’ll be putty in their hands for two hours, ready to chuckle along no matter how gross it gets (think of that bridal dress fitting in “Bridesmaids.”) If not, you’ll shuffle uncomfortably on the sidelines, feeling rather like a prude.
In first-time director Adele Lim’s ebullient, chaotic, nothing’s-too-gross-if-it’s funny road comedy “Joy Ride,” that moment came for me when watching Ashley Park swallow a disgusting concoction in a drinking contest, pretending all’s fine as her insides erupt.
Expert comic chops cannot be faked. Park had me from that guzzle (and cemented it later with her Gollum impression.) READ MORE: ‘Joy Ride’ Box Office: Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu & Sabrina Wu’s Comedy Film Pockets $1M Yet the impressive thing about “Joy Ride,” a comedy that more than earns its R rating — folks, it features a vaginal tattoo in full-frontal glory — is that there are similar moments for each of the superb quartet of actors that make this film buzz along.
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