As a teenager Marni was the kind of girl no guy would go near and would be tormented by the mean girls and no one was meaner to her than Joana the head cheerleader. Years later shes a successful woman with a good job. When she goes home for her brothers wedding she discovers that her brother is marrying Joana. And he doesnt know what she did to Marni. When they meet she wants Joana to apologize for the way she treated her but Joana feigns ignorance. When Marni tells her mother Gail about her and Joana Gail tells her to try and put it behind her. But when Gail meets Joanas aunt Mona it turns that shes her old friend Ramona who was her friend in high school whom she had falling out with with years ago and Gail is unaware what caused it. Gail feels like Mona is trying to thumb her success in her face. When Marni learns that Joana does remember her she sets to expose her to her brother.
Review
(Synopsis) Marni (Kristen Bell) a new Vice President of a large Public Relations Agency is returning home for her brother Will's (James Wolk) wedding. Marni discovers that his bride Joanna (Odette Yustman) is her former arch nemesis in high school who made her life a living hell. Joanna is now an angel in her brother's eyes absolutely not the memories that Marni has of her tormentor. All of this is compounded by the fact that the bride's wealthy Aunt Romona (Sigourney Weaver) flies into town and comes face to face with Marni's mother Gail (Jamie Lee Curtis) who it turns out has an old high school score to settle with Gail. Marni must protect her brother by showing him Joanna's true colors before he makes the biggest mistake in his life. The claws are about to come out.
(My Comment) The movie itself is not that appealing as a romantic comedy but it had a great female cast. The storyline is based on a small premise that what happens in high school lives with you forever which is absurd. Kristen Bell's performance as the pathetic pimply face girl with low self esteem pressed into getting revenge was right on target and Odette Yustman as her rival was also good. I think the writers wasted the great talents of Sigourney Weaver and Jamie Lee Curtis. However Betty White steals every scene she is in. Patrick Duffy and someone else (I won't say) make a cameo appearance. After about 45 minutes the story was a little boring but it picked up by the end. The lesson that is taught by this story is that you must learn from your past and everyone is entitled to a second chance "maybe" (Touchstone Pictures Run Time 145 Rated PG)(410)