You can all climb off Santa’s lap because your Christmas wish has been granted: the first trailer for the Amy Schumer/Goldie Hawn comedy, Snatched, was released. For the longest time this film was billed as “Amy Schumer/Goldie Hawn Comedy” and we knew that it was filming in Hawaii but that was it. Now that the trailer is here, we get an idea of the plot. Amy’s character gets dumped by her boyfriend, played by Randall Park, who is really so much better than most of his movie choices. She seeks solace from her mother, played by Goldie Hawn, with whom it looks like she has a restrained relationship. Apparently Goldie’s mom character used to be fun but has become staid and Amy decides they need to take the South American vacation she planned with the boyfriend and hijinks ensue. Let’s take a look at the NSFW red band trailer:
Ha-haha-haha – stereotypes are funny. 15 years Goldie has been away from films and this is her triumphant return?
I do think Amy can be funny. I don’t share her sense of humor but I generally enjoy her delivery when she hits a joke I like (i.e. “I told you I would not acknowledge that”). The first part of the trailer, right up until they check into the hotel, held my interest. I even laughed at the “well-coom” joke because, again, Amy’s delivery was really good. But from there, everything is kind of offensive, predictable and gross.
I don’t mind dumb films, sometimes an adolescent laugh hits the right spot. So I may give additional Snatched trailers a try, just to see if I missed some nuance in this first one. Considering this is the duo that gave us the Formation parody , I think I get the gist. This movie is out May 17 – the same day as King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.
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Given her comedic depictions of Latinos in the past, no thanks.
I’m not here for this film nor her.
I’ve enjoyed shumer stand up. I really liked train wreck. But this really does not look funny.
I loved Trainwreck too. I watched it with my bff the day her divorce came through but we still talk about how hard we laughed at that first scene. She seems to have completely forgotten the reason why we chose a comedy that day. I’ll probably give this new one a shot too.
oh my gosh, I saw it with a dear friend the day she was filing for divorce as well…we both loved the movie, though I do have issues with Shumer on the regular.
I’m torn between wanting more female gross out comedies, and therefore needing to support this one so more get made, and not wanting to see it because omg stereotypical South American cartel gang humor is oh so funny.
The Hangover films did the same thing (re: steteotypes)
I will definitely see this! I bet there will be a few belly laughs! Female comedy should be held to no higher standard than male comedy and Adam Sandler has made a gillion films so if he gets to, then the standard is literally in the toilet. I like Amy and most of the time enjoy her comedy so I bet ill like this!
Offensive, predictable and gross pretty much describes her whole shtick to me. Pass.
Hey Hollwood writers: if a movie is set in South America, you don’t always have to insert the “captured by drug cartel” storyline. It’s NOT a requirement.
Trump was right! They are all drug pushers and rapists. ha ha ha ha. That’s so incredibly funnnnnnny. not.
I couldn’t tear my eyes away from Goldie’s face. She looks trapped inside her frozen face, you can see the gears turning but then her mouth doesn’t move.
@skyblue..
I have a cold but that comment made me laugh.. as the person next to me thinks I am crazy now.
She really does! Everyone in Hollywood looks the same due to surgery, it it gets really weird the older they get.
Actually, I think her face is finally ‘settling’..a year ago she was unrecognizable.
Yeah what’s going on with that?
She is so jacked, it is scary.
Yes. However, besides being distracted by Goldie’s frozen face, this actually looks pretty funny. I mean I won’t be going to the theater to see it, but I’ll definitely catch it when it comes to HBO or whatever movie channel it lands on.
Oh, I’m all over this. I was laughing out loud during this trailer. I LOVED trainwrecked and her tv show is so good. I’m in! And, yes, I realize that stereotypes are not representative of everyone, so I can laugh at them. I especially enjoy the ones about poor white trailer trash that show up all over the place.
Also, I have taught school in Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, and Singapore. I love the people and the cultures and I can assure you that my friends from all of these places would be laughing at these silly stereotypes in the same way that they laugh at dumb American in baseball hat getting scammed on the train and tricked into eating cow balls. It’s humor and not everyone is so easily offended.
I laughed as well. I’m curious about what critics will say.
This movie looks horribly formulaic. Too bad that the only entertainment industry that exists doesn’t do anything for funny women. She is very talented but I’m so over it all that she never had a chance to make an impact on my taste. I can practically see the meeting at the movie studio. “We need a female focus for this movie because that makes money these days so let’s get…that Trainwreck girl.”
This is offensive to me so I will not watch this. Thank you, Feminist Schumer, for perpetuating the deadliest Latin stereotype out there. This movie might as well not open in Latin America, let alone South America.
I promise that if you come to Argentina, or any other South American country, you will not get snatched, kidnapped or killed. Perhaps you might fall in love with our cities and different cultures, and might want to stay forever. This is the stereotypical expat story.
That’s a very silly thing to say
No, it’s not. It’s my opinion. You might not agree with me, Lex, but you don’t get to dismiss it.
I live in the US so I guess it escapes me sometimes that this sort of movie plot could be offensive to someone from Latin America.
My family and I will be heading down to South America in the next couple weeks to visit so I assure you most of us don’t believe these stereotypes. I don’t like Amy and won’t see this movie because it’s not my thing… But I don’t think it is meant to say anything about where you live. It’s just a silly plot device. And yes, maybe they need to come up with something new that happens to people.
You dont see how a harmful stereotype about South America being a violent lawless land of drug dealers and cartels which has been pushed by the media constantly through film/television and has a negative effect not only on casting roles for Hispanic/Latino people but also has a role in discrimination can be insulting to people from those areas especially coming from a proven racist and white feminist hack? Because you’re from the US? Where people live with and are affected by this kind crap everyday?
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Wow Grace… I think I wasn’t explaining myself well… But I certainly wasn’t out to offend anyone.
Trying to say sometimes I am blind to the typical stereotypes I see in movies etc. I don’t always consider how they may hurt other people. It’s something I am guilty of. But I was also saying that I don’t believe these stereotypes. We travel to SA once a year and I have never felt like I was in danger.
I think you are looking for controversy where there is none.
Cee, you can’t make that promise. Years ago I went to Brazil with my then boyfriend (who was born there and became a US citizen in his late 20’s) and our buggy died in the beaches of Bahia and a bus stopped to pick us up right when it was sundown and all the locals and the bus driver were telling my boyfriend if they hadn’t come along we would have been most likely taken, me raped and murdered and then he would have been murdered. Back in his hometown of São Paulo we had to drive really fast into the garage and close it quickly behind us for fear someone would do a home invasion. We didn’t stop at red lights at night. When his cousin who lives there dropped us off at the airport during the day he was stopped at a red light on the way home and someone jumped off a motorcycle (two thieves on the bike) and jumped in his car with a gun to his head, made him empty his bank account at an ATM and then drove him to a horrible neighborhood far from his house and made him walk away all the while telling him they were going to shoot him in the back. They didn’t but they stole his car and his money and he was a nervous wreck and had to walk home.
My in-laws got lost in a bad neighborhood in Rome, Italy (they were born and raised in Italy) and almost got mugged.
What I’m trying to say is you cannot guarantee or promise anyone safety about anywhere they go on this planet.
ETA: I didn’t look it up so I don’t remember all the details but years ago there was a shooting at Vera Wangs bridal shop in Manhattan, NYC. On the news after there was a hysterical tourist that was in the store at the time, crying and saying that the camera how much she hated NY and she can’t believe that happened and she was never coming here again. I was born and raised and lived and worked in Queens and Manhattan until I was 36 years old and I was never shot at or robbed or attacked (did get a roofie in my drink though) but I couldn’t promise someone they were going to come to NYC and say they would never have anything bad happen to them.
I mean that’s not a guarantee you can make but its not exclusive to South America for sure.
However this movie rubs me the wrong way especially because Amy has made offensive “jokes” about Mexicans/Latinos/anyone of spanish descent before. So the jokes just don’t land considering she’s casually racist at best
I agree !!
What did you say? I already forgot.
Argentina is indeed a very beautiful country full of truly wonderful people! But my friend’s son was literally (in the true sense of the word) kidnapped while in Columbia doing humanitarian work (medical aid) back in the 90’s. He was rescued by a combination of U.S. military and Colombian military (U.S. military was training Colombian military and police to fight FARC, but it wasn’t even FARC that kidnapped him!). A friend who I volunteer with at our community center is Mexican, and her brother (who is also Mexican!) was kidnapped on his way home from work in Veracruz a few years ago. Anyone with any money in Mexico has to have a body guard when they leave home or work. So people can get all high and mighty about “stereotypes”, but from where I sit, it’s real life.
As a latina I found this very offensive and not funny at all
Something nice (and superficial): Amy looks great in that all-red outfit.
As a Latina Born and Raised I’m gonna take the word of other Latinas in the thread and also will choose to believe Amy in every step she’s shown us that she is an absolute moron And NOT even Click ( I already saw plenty with er B*llshit Formation “Parody”) therefore my blood pressure is hereby preserve, I will continue unbothered and with my time not wasted and my eyeballs not offended
( Also Gotta Love the ones that are gonna tell US the “butt of the joke” if It’s offensive t them or Not!.. Some of yall NEVER ever Disappoint my expectations)
@QQ: I should have followed your lead and not seen it…
I thought it looked ok until the vag washing. Why does she constantly thrust her crotch in our faces? She’s just as bad as she’s says sexists are. Then the stereotypes began and yeah I was done.
Anything with Elise Elliot in it requires that I give it a chance.
Welp, King Arthur it is then! This movie looks lame.
King Arthur at least looks fun. This and Schumer generally, hard pass.
I can’t stand her!
Remember when Amy gave a speech admitting to raping a guy in college? He was so drunk he kept falling asleep during sex)
Goldie….what did you do to your beautiful face? She was one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood and now….OMG.
Anyway, I’m probably the only 30-something female that did not find Trainwreck funny, but I will check out this one because of Goldie!