Film Review – The To Do List

“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.
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