Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
The story began ten years after Romy and Michelle graduated from high school. Romy and Michel discovered that they were not quite successful in accomplishing everything exactly as they expected. But over time, they both decided to make their way to high school reunion for 10 years and fabricate an elaborate lie about their lives to convince other colleagues.
26 November 1966, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
21 April 1964, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
29 April 1966, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
25 June 1979, New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA
3 June 1969, Jackson, Mississippi, USA
28 September 1964, Newton, New Jersey, USA
10 August 1971, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
12 March 1962, Huntsville, Alabama, USA
May 17, 2015
Writer Robin Schiff, adapting her own play, is terrific at permitting her protagonists to drive the film rather than place them into a film she's already worked out.August 08, 2012
Robin Schiff's screenplay is filled with memorable zings ("You're just as cute as me," Michele assures Romy. "In some cultures, maybe even cuter."), Sorvino and Kudrow are an irresistible team, and Janeane Garofalo shows up to steal scenes with aplomb.January 01, 2000
Sorvino and Kudrow work easily and wickedly together.January 11, 2003
I just can't resist stories about misfits, even as slight and forgettable as this one.January 01, 2000
At its best when it's being lighthearted and at its weakest when it takes a halfhearted stab at semi-seriousness.February 14, 2001
Beneath the endless silliness of the movie beats a real heartJanuary 01, 2000
For all its bright moments, 91 minutes turns out to be more than this joke can sustain.January 01, 2000
A one-joke story that's better crafted than it really deserves to be.January 13, 2015
Silly comedy about superficial pals has lots of profanity.December 08, 2002
It's not stupid. It's adorable. There's a difference.May 11, 2001
Kudrow's Michele is a deadpan delight.August 08, 2012
Kudrow and Sorvino are fun to watch, Garafalo is deliciously acerbic, and the whole Valley Girl reunion thing is a stroke of light-and-fluffy genius.