The story of Jerri Blank, a 46 year-old ex-junkie and ex-con who emerges from her long prison stay with a special goodbye prison riot with her cellmates and returns to high school in a bid to start her life over, only to confront the most dangerous gang of all--the cool kids. After a long bus ride, Jerri arrives at her childhood home to find that her father is now in a coma and has re-married and fathered... See Full Description
Genres:
Comedy, Adaptation and Teen
Running Time:
1 hr. 27 min.
Release Date:
June 28th, 2006 (NY)
MPAA Rating:
R for sexual content, language and some drug material.
Chicago Tribune, Jessica Reaves
"...easily the wittiest, most ridiculous and best-written comedy of the year." more...
B
Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum
"If you loved Amy Sedaris before in a golfer-lady wig and inbred chump's grin, you'll maybe love her again here..." more...
B
filmcritic.com, Nicholas Schager
"...only maintains its antagonistic inappropriateness long enough to fill out its first 45 minutes..." more...
B
Hollywood Reporter, Sheri Linden
"The humor is more uneven, less subversive than you would hope." more...