Gloriously Stupid Laughs
Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat's 'The Wrong Girls' Delivers Summer's Gloriously Stupid Stoner Laughs
Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat star in "The Wrong Girls," a stoner comedy already being called the summer's most gloriously stupid movie — and that's very much a compliment. Star-Telegram describes it as exactly the kind of film that lets you unplug your brain and just laugh.
The film follows two broke, blissed-out roommates who stumble into serious danger after a case of mistaken identity. It's chaotic, weird, and surprisingly sharp — a rare comedy that earns every dumb joke it makes.
Stewart and Shawkat Are a Perfect Comedic Pair
Stewart plays Frankie and Shawkat plays Molly — two roommates who collect thrift store cat paintings and ignore overdue bills. They have a lot in common, including a telepathic drug that literally lets them share a mind. Bellingham Herald notes that their chemistry drives the whole film.
The two leads are funny in completely different ways. Stewart plays it cool and deadpan. Shawkat is loose and unpredictable. Together, they click. Their shared-brain gimmick sounds absurd on paper — and it is — but it works on screen.
A Briefcase, a Courier, and Three Dangerous Danes
The plot kicks off when a criminal courier, played by LaKeith Stanfield, accidentally hands Frankie the wrong briefcase. Inside is something a trio of very determined — and very dangerous — Danes want back. Fast. What follows is a wild chase that neither Frankie nor Molly is remotely prepared for.
Stanfield brings his usual quiet intensity to the role. He is clearly having fun. The Danish villains are played for laughs but still feel like a real threat. The film keeps the stakes just high enough to make the comedy land harder.
Dylan Meyer's Debut Blends Chaos With a Real Point of View
The film was written and directed by Dylan Meyer. Meyer is best known as a screenwriter — and as Kristen Stewart's wife. The two first met on the set of the 2015 comic thriller "American Ultra." "The Wrong Girls" marks Meyer's feature directing debut, according to Mahoning Matters.
Meyer's script has a clear worldview underneath all the absurdity. Star-Telegram calls the film both pacifist and subversive — a movie with "no faith in the system as it stands." That gives it more bite than your average summer comedy. It's stupid on purpose. And the purpose is the point.
Why Critics Say This Is the Comedy of the Summer
Reviewers across the board are landing on the same word: fun. Pure, unfiltered, turn-your-brain-off fun. Fresno Bee and Bellingham Herald both highlight the film's ability to deliver big laughs without asking too much of its audience.
"The Wrong Girls" is not trying to win awards. It's trying to make you laugh on a hot afternoon. By that measure, critics say it succeeds completely. In a summer full of sequels and reboots, a genuinely original stoner comedy feels like a small miracle.
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