this is beyond terrible; How did "The Help" director Tate Taylor corral such an elite team of Allison Janney, Regina Hall, Mila Kunis, Awkwafina and so on for such a tone-deaf, relentlessly unfunny slapstick disaster?
that might not be a hitch if the movie spun a truly seductive web of crazy. But the narrative insanity, while studded with a few well-placed zingers, mostly feels strained, shuttling between the preposterous, the barbed and the halfhearted
none of the curious friction of its story, nor in its cast, results in any sort of frisson of excitement, dread, or even shock; The fine cast deserves better
it's bringing together a stacked cast. Unfortunately, "Breaking News in Yuba County" doesn't know how to utilize them, resulting in a hodge-podge of slapstick humor
an entertaining, oddball films with unique stories and stacked casts; A film that has an effortlessly diverse cast playing characters who exist outside of historical biopic or civil rights drama is something we need more of in Hollywood
Allison Janney and Regina Hall can't save a joyless satire; A big ensemble cast of entirely unlikable, unsympathetic characters make Tate Taylor's trashy comedy a mess from top to toe
a weak imitation of much better movies; These fine actors.. trying hard to be funny rarely leads to actually being funny, or any other positive outcome
by Monique Jones [Common Sense Media ]
by Robert Levin [Newsday ]
