Room for Rent (II) (2017)
6/10
problematic lead character
1 January 2023
Teenager Mitch (Mark Little) Baldwin wins the $3.5 million lotto. Years later, the money is all gone from his crazy ideas and he's living with his parents (Mark McKinney, Stephanie Weir). He's a jobless slacker doing nothing with his life. His father has been forced to retire early and they have to sell the house. Mitch has the idea to clear out the spare room to rent. Carl Lemay (Brett Gelman) is the renter with a secret agenda. Lindsay Ross (Carla Gallo) is Mitch's ex-girlfriend.

This is a comedic idea looking for a way to make it funny. It all centers on Mitch. He's not actually funny. He needs to be the foil to Brett Gelman's wacky creep. Brett does that so well. Carla Gallo almost fixes it by humanizing Mitch. He just needs to be less of an annoying jerk. What this needs is a few flashbacks early in the movie where all his friends are taking advantage of him. He needs to build up some sympathies. He does it over time, but it takes too long. The audience needs to like Mitch more for this to be truly fun.
0 out of 0 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote.
Permalink

Recently Viewed