Amy
Schumer's 'Snatched' wants to be
funny and
emotional, but
only succeeds at one of those things
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The big selling point of
Snatched is that it's a mother-daughter comedy starring Amy Schumer, a white-hot A-lister at the peak of her career; and Goldie Hawn, a living legend back from hiatus.
What a disappointment, then, that that central pairing is one of the least successful things about it.
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To be fair, the actresses aren't to blame. Schumer is right in her comfort zone as Emily Middleton, an aimless young woman that you might describe as a "free spirit" if were feeling generous and a "slob" if you weren't. Hawn, in her first big-screen role in 15 years, gamely plays along as Linda, Emily's loving but overly cautious mother.
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