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One could always see that Sasheer Zamata's talents were underused and largely mishandled during her four-year stint on Saturday Night Live, but Stella Meghie's modest but rewarding comedy proves just how shamefully, criminally so. Meghie gives her and a few other rising talents a stellar showcase in this simple tale about a comedian (Zamata, naturally) who ill-advisedly invites her ex (Tone Bell) and his new girlfriend (DeWanda Wise) on a weekend getaway. As expected, all sorts of hijinks and complications ensue, especially once another guest (Y'lan Noel) at the bed and breakfast is added into the mix. The brief run time seems to be Meghie's tacit admission that her scenario is as slight as it sounds, but onto this she hangs a number of wise observations about relationships, not to mention a quartet of vibrant characters and lots of biting wordplay. Needless to say, the latter is served mostly by Zamata, who indeed is the most vibrant of them all, not only deadly with her precision-timed one-liners but piercing in the more dramatic beats. Bell, Wise, Kym Whitley (as Zamata's mother/bed and breakfast owner) and the ever-superstar-to-be-charismatic Noel are also generously given their moments to shine, but it's the leading lady who shines brightest, and hopefully this will propel Zamata to greater film and television heights that her heretofore highest profile gig only held her back from.
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