Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy ★★ 2006 (R)
Sedaris takes her Comedy Central series to the big screen with all its crude tackiness on display. Jerri is a middle-aged ex-junkie, ex-hooker, ex-con who goes back to high school and wants to win the science fair to make her comatose dad proud. Calling her dim-witted would be kind. But she's in good company because mostly everyone around her falls into freak territory. It's one over-extended sketch with a lead you don't really want to spend time with unless you're already a fan. 97m/C DVD . US Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert, Deborah Rush, Greg Hollimon, Dan Hedaya, Allison Janney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kristen Johnston, Justin Theroux, Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ian Holm, Carlo Alban, Maria Thayer, Elisabeth Harnois, Chris Pratt, Elisabeth Harnois, Joseph Cross, David Pasquesi, Alicia Ashley, Ryan Donowho; D: Paul Dinello; W: Amy Sedaris, Paul Dinello, Stephen Colbert; C: Oliver Bokelberg.