Written by Ethan Coen And Tricia Cooke
Directed by Ethan Coen
Jamie: "I've had it with love. I know bards and troubadours are high on it, but I don't believe it's relevant to the modern twentieth soon to be twenty first century lesbian."
Last week, I made a booboo and watched Honey Don't! before I watched this one. Not that it mattered because they're separate stories, despite the link that was Margaret Qualley.
In this movie, she's a much different character named Jamie. Jamie had issues with fidelity and it led to her relationship with Sukie (Beanie Feldstein) coming to an ending. Sukie got to keep the dog. Sukie didn't want the dog. Sukie's also not someone to mess with when she's mad.
Anyways, Jamie spent most of the movie with her friend Marian (Geraldine Viswanathan). The latter was planning a trip to Tallahassee and she wasn't amused with Jamie being inquisitive about her sex life. It turned out that Marian hasn't had it in a while since a former conservative ex-girlfriend.
Now the big thing about this movie actually started off with a character named Santos (Pedro Pascal) who got a horrible death when he tried to flee away with a mystery briefcase. That briefcase also ended up in the car that Jamie and Marian were currently driving in. Needless to say, that put both women in considerable danger.
Enter the danger in the form of a motley trio consisting of Chief (Colman Domingo), Arliss (Joey Slotnick) and Flint (C.J. Wilson). These men were determined to get that briefcase back and while two of them underestimated Sukie, it didn't take too long for them to catch up with Jamie and Marian. It also took very little for one of the men to go rogue as well.
As for the briefcase, what was the big deal? Well it turned out that it contained certain toys shaped from something that Gary Channel (Matt Damon) didn't want made public knowledge. He got his item back, Jamie and Marian got a million bucks and we met the latter's aunt for a very funny final scene.
- The alternative title was Henry James's Drive-Away Dykes. Jamie made a point of not being an avid reader.
- Miley Cyrus had an uncredited role as Tiffany Plastercaster. We should've gotten more of her.
- Standout music: Linda Ronstadt's Blue Bayou and The Liverbirds Peanut Butter.
- Chronology: 1999 in Philadelphia, Tallahassee and Massachusetts.
I had great fun with Drive-Away Dolls. A chaotic road trip with two likeable characters, a fun commentary on love in many forms and a great use of certain actors.
Rating: 8 out of 10
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