This film is ridiculously silly and clearly no one involved is taking it seriously in the slightest. Unlike a lot of comedies, it's not trying to say much about anything (relationships, agency, whatever) it's just a group of people getting together to have a fun silly time. And in that it works. Deutch's charisma and the connection she has with her cast-mates carries this little wacko exercise and makes it funny most of the time and at least charming when the jokes are a bit much.
It becomes clear part way through this is a bit of a retelling of The Wizard of Oz, in an odd way, from plot beats to direct references. Dorothy Gale and Gail Daughtry...
Mostly this feels like a group of actors and film makers got stoned one night at a party and laughed themselves silly over this idea and this is what we got. But who's complaining when it's as delightful as this.
Probably best to watch it stoned.
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
Starring: Zoey Deutch, John Slattery, Ken Marino, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Ben Wang, Sabrina Impacciatore, Jon Hamm, Michael Ian Black, Richard Kind, Thomas Lennon, Jennifer Anniston, Henry Winkler, Elizabeth Banks, Weird Al Yankovitc, Paul Rudd, Penn Jillette, Elizabeth Perkins
Director: David Wain
Writers: Ken Marino, David Wain
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