Synopsis
A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her life over.
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Cast
- Amy SedarisJerri Blank
- Stephen ColbertChuck Noblet
- Paul DinelloGeoffrey Jellineck
- Greg HollimonPrincipal Blackman (as Gregory Holliman)
- Philip Seymour HoffmanHenry
- Ian HolmDr. Putney
- Chandra WilsonInmate
- Deborah RushSara Blank
- Dan HedayaGuy Blank
- Joseph CrossDerrick Blank
Recommendations
- 75
Entertainment Weekly
If you loved Amy Sedaris before in a golfer-lady wig and inbred chump's grin, you'll maybe love her again here, while wishing she had another TV-episode-size venue for her talents - 75
The A.V. Club
Lives and dies on the strength of individual gags, most of which are clever, but none of which quite make up for the absence of a strong narrative drive. Sometimes being funny isn't enough. - 75
Premiere
This is one unmarked van you just might want to take a ride with. - 70
The New York Times
Devotees of the series, admirers of Ms. Sedaris and fake-news junkies who can never get enough of Mr. Colbert will find reasons to see it and to convince themselves that it is funnier and more satisfying than it really is. Count me in. - 63
TV Guide Magazine
When it comes right down to it, there are two kinds of people in this world: Those who despised Comedy Central's notorious series Strangers with Candy as the rudest, crudest and most offensive show ever to appear on television, and those who loved it for those very reasons. - 63
USA Today
Fans of the cult TV comedy Strangers with Candy may be happy to catch any sighting of the silly escapades of Amy Sedaris' middle-aged ex-con junkie. But purists will prefer the Comedy Central episodes to this uneven film. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Offers more laughs than most comedies of recent vintage. But what was subversive on the tube feels muted at feature length. - 40
Film Threat
Chock-full of offensive stereotypes and puerile in-jokes.
