Embarrassingly Stupid: 5 Comedies You Never Want to See More Than Once
It'd be a waste of time to rewatch these five.
Some comedies are so good that you can watch them every weekend. But some aren't meant to be seen more than once. These five are prime examples.
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005, 5.1 on IMDb)
Available on: Max, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime
The sequel to Miss Congeniality finds fan-favorite FBI agent Gracie Hart in a new position now that she's too famous to work in the field after winning the Miss United States beauty pageant. Gracie is made a spokeswoman for the FBI and paired with the difficult to deal with Sam Fuller of the Chicago Division.
The movie is somewhat entertaining, but it is mainly built on tropes, which is why you won't laugh at the jokes the second time.
Blank Check (1995, 5.3 on IMDb)
Available on: Amazon Prime
Disney's comedy follows an eleven-year-old boy who doesn't get an allowance from his parents despite their wealth, which irritates him as he's constantly humiliated by his classmates and friends. One day, Preston comes into possession of a black bank check left by an escaped convict, which he fills with $1 million and cashes the next day. Although the kid is happy to have the money, he soon has to face the music as both the bank representatives and the fugitive are after him and the money.
Needless to say, the plot is silly. But as they say, try everything once.
Houseguest (1995, 5.9 on IMDb)
Available on: Apple TV+, Amazon Prime
This comedy uses the classic impersonation trope as it follows Kevin Franklin, a man in debt and wanted by loan sharks, as he poses as a childhood friend of Gary Young, a now successful lawyer and family man. Staying with the Youngs in Sewickley, Kevin manages to evade the loan sharks and convince his 'friend' that he is who he says he is – for a while.
The movie is entertaining, but silly and unrealistic from the start.
Never Been Kissed (1999, 6.0 on IMDb)
Available on: Disney+, Hulu, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime
Starring Drew Barrymore, this comedy centers on Josie Geller, an extremely reclusive and unsociable twenty-five-year-old reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. When she is assigned to go undercover at a local school to report on the daily lives of teenagers, she is forced to relive the worst years of her life - high school. Josie would be miserable if it weren't for the English teacher she falls in love with. But oopsie daisy, she's never been in a relationship in her entire life.
While the movie tells the story of an atypical nerdy character, which is nice, it's cringeworthy because of the romance between the teacher and Josie, who he thinks is a teenager.
Meet the Parents (2000, 7.0 on IMDb)
Available on: Netflix, Apple TV+, Amazon Prime
One of Ben Stiller's classic movies, this romcom is hilarious as it tells the story of Greg Focker who has trouble getting along with the parents of his girlfriend Pam. The animosity of the parents leads to many amusing situations, but if you watch the movie again, you can't help but notice that it's not as funny as it is sad, because Greg is a really great guy who is just tormented by his in-laws.