Film Review – Quiz Lady

While mostly appreciated for her work in documentaries (including “In the Realms of the Unreal” and “Misconception”), director Jessica Yu has been known to get silly on occasion, going weird with previous endeavors, such as 2007’s “Ping Pong Playa.” She’s back with wackiness for “Quiz Lady,” which tracks the rising anxiety of a modest woman with a brilliant mind forced out into the open by her eccentric sister, pointed toward game show domination. The cuteness of the idea only gets the feature part of the way, while Yu and screenwriter Jen D’Angelo (“Totally Killer,” “Hocus Pocus 2”) go overly broad with the effort, aiming to crank up the bigness of it all while retaining some emotional pull with viewers. “Quiz Show” is a strange viewing experience, with Yu navigating some distinct highs and lows with the effort, which is charming enough at times, but never quite lands its major laughs. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com