One Of Them Days is a comedy that takes place over the course of a day about two friends Dreux(Keke Palmer) and Alyssa(SZA) who have to come up with rent after it was "repurposed" by Alyssa's boyfriend Keshawn.
Palmer is really able to cut loose, as does SZA, and the two have electric chemistry. They're consistently funny, deliver surprises, but also a heartfelt friendship. Some of the "obstacles" they face feel pretty contrived at times but their natural charm and presence pushes through those without much notice. The supporting cast all really deliver- Vanessa Bell Calloway, Katt Williams, Lil Rel Howery- to name a few of the 'known' actors, and the same goes for the more unknown cast as well particularly Aziza Scott as Berniece, the heavy. Everyone is having a lot of fun, they are all on the same page, and there's agreement in what movie they are making and as a result it really soars.
Visually the film is conventional(no real sequences with much going on other than standard coverage) but effective. And without any kind of visual ambition the focus, justly, remains on the cast and the narrative. The soundtrack is solid, the costuming is great, the pacing is pitch perfect. It's an all around solid buddy comedy of which there has been a dearth for years.
Nearly pitch perfect, laughs and some heart too.
Currently in theaters, coming soon to VOD.
See It.
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