Film Review – The Stand In

“The Stand In” gives Drew Barrymore her meatiest role in a long time. In fact, it’s her first big screen acting gig in five years, returning in dual roles (technically three) that provide her with the challenge of creating distinctly different personalities for a film that doesn’t know what to do with such thespian energy. Screenwriter Sam Bain (“Corporate Animals”) has many moods and subplots to follow in the feature, and while he appears to aiming for a sharp comedy with elements of Hollywood satire, the final cut slowly dissolves into nothingness after a strong first act. “The Stand In” wants to be a great number of things, and such tonal juggling doesn’t work for director Jamie Babbit (“But I’m a Cheerleader”), who soon loses control of the endeavor, ultimately unsure what kind of movie she wants to make with her impressively game star. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com