Senior Year
There’s a reason why Rebel Wilson stands atop the comedy pyramid. Fearless, frank and funny, the Aussie can do it all — even enliven a so-so movie. Meet Stephanie, a popular-albeit-insecure high-school senior who falls into a coma in the early 2000s. Twenty years later, she wakes up and goes back to school to reclaim her queen bee status. (She rationalizes this goal by claiming she’s still mentally a teen. Sorry, don’t buy it.) The humor stems from a slew of generational head-scratchers; Stephanie is befuddled by technology and Lady Gaga. But the jokes are mainly toothless and easy: Confusion about why the PC-friendly cheer squad now roots “for humanity” is as hot-button as it gets. Still, give Wilson extra credit for single-handedly wringing out all the laughs and gamely reenacting a classic Britney Spears music video. It’s “Crazy” enough to work.