I'm a boomer who loved The Big Chill and I enjoyed this version for millenials. There's a lot of negative reviews from people who think the portrayals were standard cliches but you know what? Most of us are pretty standard cliches...that's life, that's relationships, that dealing with your college friends (yes, I still see them one a year since we graduated in 1978). This film is kind of sweet, kind of dramatic, not very deep, and a lot like life. Plus there's a very good cast with Missi Pyle and Melinda McCarthy (who shakes off her usual goofy persona for a more quiet, dramatic and utterly sympathetic role.
Review of Pretty Ugly People
