The Understudy (2012)
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Critic Reviews: 3
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 2
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Terminally unemployed, dating challenged Rebecca (Marin Ireland) thinks she's scored her big break on Broadway by landing a job with the fickle Ian (Richard Kind) helping him manage the darling diva Simone (Kelli Giddish). Instead of a dream job, Rebecca finds herself scrubbing floors while careening from one disastrous relationship to the next. When Simone confronts her, she "accidentally" shoves her down a flight of stairs. Suddenly a star is born as Rebecca takes over, but then a bigger Diva
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Martin Ireland
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Kelli Giddish
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Aasif Mandvi
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Gloria Reuben
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Marcia de Bonis
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Paul Sparks
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All Critics (3) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (2)
"The Understudy" isn't abysmal, though it certainly is off target.
Top CriticSeems at times to aspire to being an edgy look at the transgressions a would-be Broadway star will commit to land the big role. Other times, it seems unsure of what it wants to be at all.
It's all sharp, well-performed stuff until things go from darkly comic to just plain dark, derailing -- and dragging out -- the otherwise absorbing story. Still, this one's a cut above.
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