Scrambled (2023)

 

Genre: Comedy

Time: 1h 40mins

Director: Leah McKendrick

Quick Summary: A thirty-something eternal bridesmaid goes on an empowering, and often hilarious, journey of self-discovery.

I can't express how overly joyous that they chose to not have her find her perfect guy or gave her the perfect guy right at the last second/end. Women struggle and we go to the ends of the earth for anything and to have this watered down to "wow luckily she met the right guy at the right time 🫠"would have been my last straw. I would have been sick I think.

Honestly though its so refreshing to watch a film tackle such a big issue in a lighthearted way. It's a difficult thing for women to freeze their eggs, but also deal with the constant pressure to have kids, grow up, get married, and for some people that pressure can happen all of a sudden. It becomes overwhelming and i'm so glad this humanises it. 

This is chaotic at times, especially when she is getting back in contact with some of her exes only to rediscover the reasons they were exes in the first place. Though I liked it brought the fun out of those situations, because sure they can be awkward but they're also funny to talk about. As a woman, I am so glad this was purely catered towards women and their struggles, like pregnancy loss and getting older and loosing their fertility. I was worried that her whole journey about freezing her eggs was going to be voided by her meeting a guy who happens to sweep her off her feet and everything is okay again yaaaay.

Leah, I found to be slightly off-putting though since she screams she is a millennial with how she dressed and spoke a lot of the time, with the constant need to make people believe she is younger than she actually is. As well, some of her reactions to things were a bit wild, and honestly really immature. But I supposed this is a film about maturing and life lessons, and she did improve as the film went on.  

This is a perfect balance between drama and comedy, offering moments of laughter amid the poignant exploration of loneliness, fear, and past decisions. Perfectly catered towards women with honesty and humour.

8/10