Snatched

Goofy comedienne Goldie Hawn, who hasn't made a film in 15 years, here teams up with fearlessly funny Amy Schumer—the latter playing Emily Middleton, a potty-mouthed loser whose rock-star boyfriend (Randall Park) dumps her right after she splurged on a nonrefundable vacation-for-two at a resort in exotic Ecuador. Since no one else will go, Emily convinces her uptight, overprotective, divorced mom Linda (Hawn) to join her, leaving her nerdy, agoraphobic brother Jeffrey (Ike Barinholtz) at home. Venturing out to the pool, they are immediately befriended by Ruth (Wanda Sykes) and Barb (Joan Cusack), who caution them about kidnapping when Emily agrees to a sightseeing jaunt through the Amazon jungle with a handsome stranger (Tom Bateman) she meets while swilling cocktails at the bar. Once the pair are abducted by stereotypical Latino villain Morgado (Oscar Jaenada) and thrown into a filthy cell, the mother/daughter comedy grinds to a halt, as Emily learns to be less stodgy and Linda becomes more open to taking risks. Snatched also throws in a chivalrous pseudo-adventurer/explorer (Christopher Meloni) and a disgusting tapeworm that takes center stage for far too long. Directed by Jonathan Levine, this is a crude, vulgar, and only fitfully amusing film in which vacation-from-hell scenes drag on and there is not enough fractious familial chemistry between Hawn and Schumer. Optional. [Note: DVD/Blu-ray extras include audio commentary by director Jonathan Levine, extended and alternate scenes (15 min.), deleted scenes (13 min.), and a gag reel (3 min.). Exclusive to the Blu-ray release is a digital copy of the film. Bottom line: a solid extras package for a disappointing comedy.] (S. Granger)