Synopsis
Susan has always been the self-centered oddball in her family who lazily skated through life with their begrudging support until one day she wakes up to realize she’s middle-aged with no job, no relationship, and an increasingly estranged family. She finally decides to take charge and turn things around, but never having done anything herself before, the struggle is real (and hilarious) as Susan becomes the woman she always wanted to be, all on her own.
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Cast
- Sean HayesSusan
- Allison JanneyVelvet
- Matthew BroderickDoug
- Margo MartindaleMary
- Jim RashPhil
- J.R. RamirezCoyote Carl
- Maria ShriverHerself
- Matthew CardaropleRoger
- Ryan BuggleAndy
- Skipp SudduthTom
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Sean Hayes is a droll delight as Susan, who uses cynicism and snappy put-downs as a defense mechanism but has a real heart. - 50
Los Angeles Times
While the Nick Peet-directed film has its cheerfully outrageous moments . . . even mild shock value in the time of an epidemic might not be just what the doctor ordered. - 38
RogerEbert.com
It never quite works on its own. What’s crucial at the core is creating a character who feels like a real human being; Susan is more of a collection of quirks and bad choices. There just isn’t much to her. And the novelty alone of seeing Hayes play a woman is not enough to recommend this, although he does offer sporadic glimmers of vulnerability and humanity. - 30
The New York Times
The proceedings, which also include Susan falling hard for a smarmy “Jumpoline” proprietor played by Jim Rash, are professionally executed. Yet the movie’s pace seems glacial. It’s as if the filmmakers tossed a bunch of fish into a barrel and didn’t bother to shoot them. - 30
The Hollywood Reporter
Despite its talented, overqualified cast, Lazy Susan simply feels like a mistake. - 30
Variety
Lazy Susan aims hazily between the sad-sack valentine likes of “Muriel’s Wedding” and something more satirically misanthropic, missing a target it never quite commits to in the first place.
