Synopsis
A scathing black comedy of embarrassment that charts the emotional breakdown and rebirth of a woman ripe for self-discovery.
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Cast
- Katie O’GradyMeris Canfield
- John KeyserMitch Canfield
- Storm LargeBriann Lockwood
- Melik MalkasianMasud
- Betty MoyerMrs. Hurbold
- John BreenBry-Guy
- Orianna MilneTrudy
- Ritah ParrishDawn
- Melinda ChiltonSue Ellen Haggemyer
- Geno RomoChris Haggemeyer
Recommendations
- 90
Variety
Bracingly original, alarming and droll, the righteously ribald Rid of Me should prove a breakthrough for helmer James Westby and his producer and leading lady, Katie O'Grady. - 90
The New York Times
An ingenious black comedy written and directed by James Westby, comes at you like a horror movie before settling down into something quieter but equally skin crawling. - 75
Movieline
Rid of Me is a ragged film that doesn't always work. Beyond just the midpoint shift, it does seem frequently uneven tonally. - 60
Time Out
O'Grady, at least, gives a nuanced performance, even if she appears to be doing an uncannily accurate impression of Kristen Wiig. - 50
New York Post
O'Grady is very good, but she can't make the hard-to-watch Rid of Me dramatically credible. - 40
New York Daily News
Westby's nervy story is like "Desperately Seeking Susan" played straight. Let's hope O'Grady's next film meets this one's potential. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
Neither its depiction of the world of squares nor its embrace of rule-flouting self-affirmation rings true, so the inevitable happy ending offers little joy. - 30
Village Voice
Rid of Me is a bad movie, but at least it's a flailing, innocent badness.
