The Wrong Girls review – Kristen Stewart fumbles through forgettable stoner comedy
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Key context: <p>First time director Dylan Meyer’s female twist on the genre is let down by silly stereotypes and jokes that land with a thud</p><p>Want to feel old? <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/superbad">Superbad</a> turns 20 next year. It’s been decades since the stoner comedy ruled the box office. In fact, the genre’s best theatrically-released film of recent years – the hilarious buddy movie <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jan/15/one-of-them-days-review-keke-palmer-sza">One Of Them Days</a> – didn’t feature any weed smoking at all despite hitting all the usual outlandish beats of a stoner flick. If the streaming success of Hulu’s recent R-rated bong-ripper <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOzF87PFGnw">Pizza Movie</a> is anything to go by, audiences would rather watch this particular strain of movie on the couch where they can spark up in peace.</p><p>The Wrong Girls aims to reverse that trend with a nationwide US theatrical roll-out by Neon, the arty distributor which propelled Parasite and Anora to Oscar glory. Best friends Molly (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/alia-shawkat">Alia Shawkat</a>) and Frankie (<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/kristen-stewart">Kristen Stewart</a>) live in a PeeWee’s Playhouse coded stoner cave with macrame decor, a life-size cut-out of Céline Dion, multiple cat towers and a contraption called the bong-o-tron – a complex rig of tubes and bubbling conical flasks – that fills the entirety of their coffee table. Being high all the time gives them a daffy kind of magical thinking, as they drive around town belting out power ballads and imagine that they are under the ocean with all manner of friendly sea creatures.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/aug/12/the-wrong-girls-review-kristen-stewart-stoner-comedy">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
First time director Dylan Meyer’s female twist on the genre is let down by silly stereotypes and jokes that land with a thudWant to feel old? Superbad turns 20 next year. It’s been decades since the stoner comedy ruled the box office. In fact, the genre’s best theatrically-released film of recent years – the hilarious buddy movie One Of Them Days – didn’t feature any weed smoking at all despite hitting all the usual outlandish beats of a stoner flick. If the streaming success of Hulu’s recent R-rated bong-ripper Pizza Movie is anything to go by, audiences would rather watch this particular strain of movie on the couch where they can spark up in peace.The Wrong Girls aims to reverse that trend with a nationwide US theatrical roll-out by Neon, the arty distributor which propelled Parasite and Anora to Oscar glory. Best friends Molly (Alia Shawkat) and Frankie (Kristen Stewart) live in a PeeWee’s Playhouse coded stoner cave with macrame decor, a life-size cut-out of Céline Dion, multiple cat towers and a contraption called the bong-o-tron – a complex rig of tubes and bubbling conical flasks – that fills the entirety of their coffee table. Being high all the time gives them a daffy kind of magical thinking, as they drive around town belting out power ballads and imagine that they are under the ocean with all manner of friendly sea creatures. Continue reading...
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