![]() ![]() What makes this such a winning pic is the sharp, snappy dialogue and its commitment to placing the story in the hands of a racially-diverse cast. Her ambitious mind now free to explore more extraordinary circumstances, the plot surges forward as she opts to loop her sister into the plan to rob not just a train, but several. Deidra's (Riverdale's Ashleigh Murray) life is upended, making her typical schemes like flipping papers for cash seem humdrum in comparison. That's the burning idea at the heart of this warm chuckle fest from director Sydney Freeland and screenwriter Shelby Farrell. The best caper comedies are born from dire situations such as these. ![]() ![]() When Deidra and Laney's mother, a frustrated box store employee, unleashes holy hell at work and winds up behind bars it's up to Deidra to figure a way to feed them and their younger brother. Plus, there’s a genius use of a licensed product to rival anything in The Lego Movie. While some gags will whoosh over the heads of younger audience members, but amid the apocalyptic chaos, there’s plenty that families will relate to, from dysfunctional disagreements to screen-time addiction to irritatingly perfect neighbors. She’s content to fly, but dad Rick (Danny McBride) spies a chance to mend their ailing relationship by driving her, cross-country, to her dorm room, along with mum Linda (Maya Rudolph), and brother Aaron (voiced by Rianda). The movie follows the titular family of four (plus pug), as teenage daughter Katie (Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson) prepares to leave home for film school. need we say any more? Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's fingerprints are all over this animated movie from Gravity Falls alumni Mike Rianda. From the producers behind Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. ![]()
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