In his wonderful series Every Frame a Painting Tony Zhou once described some of contemporary American comedy as 'lightly edited improv' and he was so right, and Judd Apatow is probably the prime offender. This is like a long string of improv with a bit of (quite old fashioned) plot hammered on, and one or two decent jokes. The apparent switching of sexual stereotypes (strong, sexually active female, less dominant, empathic males) is totally subverted in the ending in which she joins a group of cheerleaders.
The scene where Bill Hader tries to reason with Amy Schumer, and she totally rejects him, is brutally honest and authentic sounding. Look out, also, for terrific performance from Brie Larson.
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