Anne and her estranged train-wreck of a sister, Jenny, must work together to help cover their mother's gambling debts. When Anne's beloved dog is kidnapped, they set out on a wild cross-country trek to get the cash.
Quiz Lady was a bit of a surprise, while it's not anything to write home about. The movie mostly works due to it's cast and the second half of the movie.
Awkwafina (who gives her best performance in quite awhile) and Sandra Oh are what helps this movie get to the finish line, the chemistry between the two is hilarious plus they work so well together on screen that you actually get somewhat invested into their characters. Will Ferrell is also quite decent here, sure he's mostly just playing a Alex Trebek type of host. But there's still a bit of charm to his character and Ferrell actually makes his performance work decently well.
Quiz Lady starts out a bit rough, the first portion of the movie is definitely a "seen that and done better" sort of situation, with a lot of very familiar road trip comedy beats. Luckily the movie does quickly become quite charming and ends up being genuinely funny, there's some genuinely touching moments Anne (played by Awkwafina) and Jenny (played by Sandra Oh) and the ending does wrap the story up nicely.
There really isn't much else to say about Quiz Lady it's a charming comedy that is pretty straightforward and ends on a decent note, it's definitely not going to break any new ground but it's a fun little movie.
Quiz Lady is available on Hulu.
6/10 C+
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