If the label 'comedy blonde' has to exist, at least it pertains to some genuinely great comic actors
Reading this on mobile? Click here to view
In The Other Woman, Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann and Kate Upton team up to declare an all-out, scorched-earth War Of The Scorned Blondes against philandering husband Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Once the three of them learn about each other, they find they have a lot in common namely, an ardent thirst for revenge and humiliation, preferably involving extreme hair loss, weight gain and covertly administered pre-op transsexual hormone therapy. The star power here comes from Diaz in her Valley Girl mode, and the hot flashes from Upton, an Anita Ekberg/Diana Dors in the making. But the real energy comes from the comic genius of Leslie Mann, whom I hereby dub the current Queen of the Comedy Blondes.
Continue reading...