Movies starring Kristen Wiig

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)

96 mins     Comedy, Drama, Musical      

There is a very simple way to describe "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story", it is basically "Walk the Line" but turned into a comedy. Not just "Walk the Line" as it also includes elements of "Ray", "The Doors" and various other ...

Ghost Town (2008)

102 mins     Comedy, Fantasy, Romance      

Whether intentional or not "Ghost Town" comes across as if someone has combined "Ghost" with "What Women Want" to give us "What Ghosts Want" a story of a man who can see and speak to dead people and as such finds himself help...

Pretty Bird (2008)

120 mins     Comedy      

Never has nothingness been so compelling, that is the strange feeling I got whilst watching the way out of the box "Pretty Bird". This is a movie which just seems a mess with a thin storyline which gets mangled in the editing...

Adventureland (2009)

107 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

"Adventureland" is a teen comedy, it is about trials and tribulations, relationships, disappointment, drugs and sex but if that makes you think "American Pie" you are going to be disappointed. You see "Adventureland" is not l...

Whip It (2009)

111 mins     Drama, Sport      

You would imagine from having been in the movie industry for most of her life Drew Barrymore has picked up a few tips from directors and whilst her directional debut "Whip It" is not going to set the world alight it is solid ...

Extract (2009)

92 mins     Comedy, Crime, Romance      

Extract: Jason Bateman stars as Joel who wants an affair but without the guilt, the trouble is the woman he fancies is a con woman with a hidden agenda...

Date Night (2010)

88 mins     Comedy, Romance      

As movies go there is nothing special about "Date Night" as it basically mixes humour with action. The set up of a married couple who are so stuck in a routine that even there date nights are routine is amusing but not exactl...

MacGruber (2010)

90 mins     Action , Comedy      

Growing up certain TV shows became regular Saturday night viewing; from "Knight Rider" to "The A-Team" they formed part of my childhood as did the creative "MacGyver". Now I really liked "MacGyver" but looking back I can see ...

Despicable Me (2010)

95 mins     Animation, Comedy, Crime      

"Despicable Me" is certainly fun and in many ways I can see why it is so popular but for some reason it just didn't amuse me in the same way as some other modern animations have. I think the reason why is that whilst fun for ...

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

98 mins     Adventure , Animation, Comedy      

Maybe I am suffering from animation burn out as I've watched more animations in the last few weeks than I normally would but "How to Train Your Dragon" didn't blow me away like it has many. Now in fairness it's been many year...

All Good Things (2010)

101 mins     Crime, Drama, Mystery      

I watch a lot of made for TV movies and to be honest I am surprised that "All Good Things", which is inspired by the story of Robert Durst, was not made in to a TV movie as movies inspired by real crimes seem to work better o...

Bridesmaids (2011)

125 mins     Comedy, Romance      

That will teach me, I remembered hearing lots of positive things about "Bridesmaids" when it came out and when I finally got the opportunity to watch it I expected to be entertained and didn't bother reading and reviews. How ...

Friends with Kids (2011)

107 mins     Comedy, Drama, Romance      

I guess 2011 was the year when Hollywood jumped on the no strings attached, friends with benefits idea and gave us romantic comedies about friends who do something normally associated with people in relationships and dealing ...

Despicable Me 2 (2013)

98 mins     Animation, Comedy, Family      

My review of "Despicable Me" basically started with me saying that whilst fun and I could see why it was popular it didn't entertain me as much as it did others. Well I suppose there is something to be said for consistency as...

Her (2013)

126 mins     Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi      

Let me start with what is always my number one question, did "Her" entertain? And there is absolutely no doub about it, this is one entertaining movie as we are taken to the future where instead of staring at a smart phone yo...

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)

114 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Drama      

So I have just watched almost 2 hours of CGI comedy combined with Ben Stiller having a jolly has he travels the world in the name of making a movie, a version of "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" very different to the one fea...

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)

102 mins     Action , Adventure , Animation      

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Hiccup and Toothless return and find themselves dealing with some new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider...

A Deadly Adoption (2015)

84 mins     Drama, Thriller, TV Movie      

Movie Review - A Deadly Adoption (2015) Will Ferrell & Kristen Wiig star in this Lifetime movie as Robert and Sarah who are looking to adopt a baby. But they take on more than they imagined when they give a room to the pregna...

The Martian (2015)

144 mins     Adventure , Drama, Sci-Fi      

Movie Review - The Martian (2015) Matt Damon stars as Astronaut Mark Watney who is left on Mars when the rest of the crew think he is dead. But it turns out Mark is alive and whilst he has to MacGyver away of surviving, Missi...

Ghostbusters (2016)

116 mins     Action , Comedy, Fantasy      

Movie Review - Ghostbusters (2016) Paranormal researcher Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy) and physicist Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig), with the help of Jillian Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon) and (Leslie Jones), become Ghostbusters when...