I Used to Be Funny
I Used to Be Funny
Sam, a stand-up comedian struggling with PTSD, weighs whether or not to join the search for a missing teenage girl she used to nanny.
Kevin Ward reviewedJuly 1, 2025
Well, this was not at all what I was expecting. Was expecting dramedy, but the drama was way heavier than I had anticipated. Rachel Sennott is just absolutely magnetic in everything, so it’s no surprise that she is excellent here. The non-linear storytelling I have mixed feelings about. I know it a depiction of Sam processing this traumatic event and working through those emotions. However, it feels very much like the method is employed specifically to withhold the details of the Sam’s trauma to save for a dramatic reveal more towards the end of the film. I feel like the film could have been equally as impactful and emotional if told in completely linear fashion. Sill really enjoyed it. Leaving this at 3.5, but I was very close to 4.