The character that is, rather than the film as a whole. But even in that there lies a problem.
I've not read any of the comic strip so I'm not sure how likeable Tamara is supposed to be but from the moment she climbs over the fence with her arse hanging out her denim shorts she just comes across as self-serving, smug and a little bit arrogant. And when she ultimately gets just what she want, when she's actually decided what that is, it is well, a little bit galling.
Maybe I'm being a little harsh or maybe it is just the fault of a film that is a little bit schizophrenic. It tries to focus on too many things at once. There are some interesting bits and characters. For example the wonderful Tamsin Greig as the ever-supportive successful novelist's wife who suspects her husband is having yet another affair, which was the strongest storyline, and the two smutty-mouthed teenage girls who provide a sort of commentary of what is going on and most of the laughs.
It's not that I didn't enjoy Tamara Drew, it has some lovely moments and some good laughs but for a film that steers towards a happy ever after ending the just desserts aren't dished out in all the right places and I'm not sure what the point of some of it is.
The aggregated reviews:
Rotten Tomatoes gave it an aggregated review score of 78% so perhaps it's just me.
Metacritic - Not released in US until Oct 8. I suspect it might do quite well in the US because of it's quaint Englishness.
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