TwilightNinjas "Welcome to the Rileys" Review

Id like to start off by saying that I apologize for not finishing/posting this review right after I saw Welcome to the Rileys. I’ve been busy preparing for school finals so I’ve been trying to juggle a lot at once (which I do not recommend by the way cause it wasn’t getting me anywhere until I organized a schedule). Secondly, i would like to thank Sony for contacting us 7 letting us know about the private screening :). Anyway, enough about that. On to the review!

 

**Note I am going to be 100% honest in this review. If anyone dislikes anything I have to say, I would appreciate it if you kept to yourself because you were warned at the beginning.  Don’t worry though, I didn’t write anything so bad your going to hate me, but just in case (you know?).**

For those of you who have seen it, you know very well how the story line of the film goes. For those who haven’t, here's a link to the overview of what WTTR is about: Link

Now, my thoughts:

In general, I loved the movie. There were a few hahas here and there that tended to break the “ice” when things were serious. Kristen did a great job playing her role. Although, the character she plays is a serious hot mess, she played it well. I loved the fact the script calls her to use a lot of profanity cause it made her performance seem more powerful at some points, but also gave Kristen’s character a “natural” touch. The only problem I had with her character was the fact that there were parts that were unnecessary (no, I‘m not talking about R rated parts). I‘m talking about a few extra parts that just didn’t really make sense why they where there in the first place. Like when Lois goes outside of the motel she was staying in to look up at the sky. it just didn’t make sense to see that and just frankly took time off of something else they could’ve placed in instead of that. Although, I do wish we could’ve seen more of Kristen pole dancing cause this is what her character makes a living out of (I thought we would see more of this). I mean they don’t give us a clear view of this (they give us a blurry view with her dancing in the background. yeah… that was basically nothing.). Therefore, the way Mallory gets introduced was a bit of a yawn for me (cause she just pops out of nowhere.). [No, I’m not a Krisbian…lol. I’m just a fan.] 
 Erm….moving on! Let’ see……ah! One of my favorite scenes was when Mallory goes bra shopping with Lois and she says something like “I don’t know what happened. I think I got my dad‘s”.lol (It‘s too inappropriate to write what the actual scene was about, but if you watched it, you know what I’m talking about…lol. ).

Although there were parts of the script that I didn’t like, I do think it was unusual because it had the feeling of how Mallory and Doug’s stories/lives interact with one another.When Doug decides to take care of Mallory, he seems to look at this as his opportunity to rescue her from this horrible life she’s been forced to live in and be the father he didn’t get to become for his own daughter. Although, later on we realize he was just someone searching for a meaning in his life. I thought what Doug did was great and all, I mean him helping Mallory out, but who would really make that kind of a decision just like that? That was just too unreal for me cause Doug basically walks away from everything he had (and that just never happens,. people plan if the ever want to walk out. unless of course you don't have anything  to walk out on for starters).

Now Lois. I'm not sure how i felt about her. When she first meets Mallory she runs off cause of what Doug told her. yeah, we all know why but something about that just didnt make sense to me(it's hard to explain).

Lastly, the ending was ok. everyone moves on and everything but couldn't they have had Mallory say bye to Doug and Lois face to face? i think that would've left a stronger last impression.

[All photos belong to Sony]

**Thanks for taking the time to read my review! I know things sounded all bunched up and maybe a little random by parts, but it was the best i could put into my own words. **

~Robstenfan