Review: The Guilt Trip

the guilt trip

Generally speaking, I don’t like Seth Rogen movies. I know he’s supposed to be funny, but I think he’s mainly funny to 20 something guys, and not to elder women. On the other hand, I love Barbra Streisand. I’ve been a devoted Streisand fan since the 1960’s when those 3 one hour specials she did on TV just blew my mind completely. Streisand and I have grown old together and my love for her talent has never wavered.

Along comes The Guilt Trip, starring exactly two people: Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand. Obviously, I watched it, or I wouldn’t be typing about it right now. It was excellent. It didn’t make me a big Seth Rogen fan, but it does force me to admit that he’s good at what he does. Rogen and Streisand are fabulous together as a mother and son – a Jewish mother and her long-suffering son – which is a good thing because the two of them are pretty much the whole movie.

The Guilt Trip poster
The Guilt Trip poster

They drive in a small car, share hotel rooms, talk, argue, kvetch, reminisce, reach some understanding with each other, and find a way to be a new version of mother and son. It’s lovely. That’s my final judgement: lovely. A lovely movie. I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

Here’s one of the trailers for the film.

One other thing I learned from watching this film: Barbra Streisand remains fabulous!

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