Salesmanship
2021 · 10m · USA
Directed by Brooke Bundy, Helen Rogers
Tones: absurdist, humorous, provocative
Two stoner BFFs get high, dance, then panic about rent and improvise a transgressive hustle. Musical numbers and fake-guru bits ricochet around a plot that refuses to behave.
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Erratic, elliptical, transgressive — the trifecta. Most broke-girl comedies pick a lane; this one drives on the median, and I respect that violently.
Co-directed by its two leads, flipping between musical, satire, and shaggy hangout without warning is the kind of structural chaos that either coheres or collapses. Broad City with a grudge against three acts is a real risk.
Co-directed by both leads, flipping between musical interlude, satire, and shaggy hangout cinema with stoner BFFs and a TV spiritual guru — the format-toggling is either thrilling or unfocused. Broad-City-with-a-grudge-against-three-acts is a gamble.
Reviews
A stylized snapshot of being broke and aimless. Minimally plotted but energetic.
A self-assured grab bag of tones and themes.