5.5/10

Elizabeth Banks stars as a news anchor who competes for the job of a lifetime, but goes through an extreme day of hell to get there. Banks goes out on a long night of drinking after she thinks she lost the job to another woman. When she wakes up at a bartender’s (James Marsden) house, she encounters a very long day of trying to get back home. Walk of Shame is a movie that I found charming at times with a decent amount of legit comedy. I did find mysel…f laughing at a couple of scenes, and usually that would be enough for a film like this to get a passing grade, but it’s slow at times and the encounters are just too convenient to the storyline. Banks is given a yellow dress in the movie that apparently makes her look like prostitute to every person in the film, but to me it just looked like a normal dress that she would wear on the air. It’s because of the prostitute thing that a lot of her trouble happens. From running into other prostitutes to encountering drug dealers to being hunted down by the police, this movie has every bad day situation that you can encounter. Besides the comedy, the reason this film does get as far as it does is because of the amazing cast who usually serve as extras in a movie. People like Kevin Nealon, Bill Burr and Lawrence Gillard Jr are given more screen time than they normally would. All three have great comedic timing and were responsible for the best scenes in the movie. Director/writer Steven Brill should just stick to directing because his writing is very flaccid. Each situation breezes by without enough time for the audience to soak in what really happens. I could also see the payoffs to the jokes happening from miles away. This movie is a straight to pay per view film, and it’s probably a good thing. It’s got enough to make you watch it at home and enjoy a couple good laughs, but it’s easily forgettable by the time the credits roll at the 93rd minute. Walk of Shame is one of few occasions when Elizabeth Banks has been the lead, and I hope for her sake it isn’t the last. Walk of Shame is a film that she as well as the audience will want to soon forget. Not recommended.