"Your vagina killed my husband."
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / VVS Films
Starring Allison Janney as the self-help obsessed Sue on her forgotten birthday, her unhinged character finally gets the attention in life she's been seeking when her husband (Matthew Modine) goes "missing". Her small-town reporter half-sister Mila Kunis makes the story go big locally just as a suspicious cop (Regina Hall) tries to solve the strange events surrounding the disappearance. Meanwhile, Awkwafina and Clifton Collins Jr. as the actual scary criminals of the story wreak havoc trying to figure out what exactly happened to their stolen money.
Screenwriter Amanda Idoko barrels forward with all the usual misunderstandings and mishaps on the film's way to a haphazardly overstuffed ninety-six minutes with far too many characters—almost all of whom are played by famous comedic faces. There's a lot to like about the nature of the comedy's inherent appeal but where it goes never feels cohesive or particularly sharp in its dark humour.
What makes Breaking News in Yuba County at all charming is its stacked ensemble cast. The thin material and twisty plot mechanics only ever go so far on their own and never fully service the talented stars involved. Its critique of media culture never cuts deep beyond the surface-level veneer it's trying to satirize. There's both a lot superficially and not very much actually going on.
Breaking News in Yuba County is available to stream on various digital platforms and through video on demand starting February 12th.
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