Tammy [2014]

[Cross-posted on the Bad Movie Night Facebook page.]

They say to never judge a book by its cover and the same is probably supposed to be true of movies. However, in this case Adam completely judged a movie by its cover and was right. Although one can debate the merits of Rotten Tomatoes, it is always pretty accurate when it comes to bad movies and a good source for us to use when it comes to new films that aren't as talked about as the bad movie classics. This movie actually has a 23% which is much higher than most of the films we watch but still well within the bad category.

Tammy is down on her luck: her car got totaled, she lost her job, and her husband was cheating on her with the neighbor. Therefore, you should feel sympathy for her, you know, if she wasn't so intolerably angry and stupid. She decides she wants to get away and so does her alcoholic, diabetic grandmother so they head out on a road trip to Niagara Falls. Hi-jinx ensue including drunk driving, old people car sex, and eventually Tammy robbing one of the branches of the fast food place she used to work for in order to get money to bail her grandma out of jail. Things start to reach a climax when they go to Tammy's pyromaniac lesbian great aunt's house for a Fourth of July party and her aunt tells her to get her crap together. And, because this movie follows the formula, she does. Although she's still annoying. 'Murrica.

The thing is, with different jokes this movie could have been okay if not particularly memorable. It actually had some funny parts, many of which came from the employee at the fast food restaurant who Tammy robbed. All in all, nowhere near as painful as a lot of things we watch but still not good.

Quotes:

"Would you like to come in for some color TV or sex?"

"Nobody should die in a lawn chair."

"Oh, is she crying? Someone please hug her."

Tammy: "Don't make me choose which one of you I kill."

Employee: *calmly* "Larry." *looks at him sympathetically* "You're older."

Adam's Grandma's Review: "It was okay."