Romy and Michele: In the Beginning
Two inseparable friends chase Los Angeles glamour with almost no money, turning naïve ambition and disastrous improvisation into a broad female friendship comedy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- campy
- lazy afternoon
- girls night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Romy and Michele make major life decisions together and remain the story's inseparable duo.
The pair move to Los Angeles with almost no money after idealizing the city through Pretty Woman.
Romy and Michele repeatedly dream of becoming rich and famous in Los Angeles.
The film follows the women from their 1987 graduation through their first years in Los Angeles before the original film.
Films like Romy and Michele: In the Beginning, and why
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
female friendship, broad comedy, and aspirational reinvention in a major city
The Banger Sisters
female friendship, fish out of water humor, and comedic ambition in Los Angeles
The Sweetest Thing
female friendship, workplace and survival comedy, and irreverent tone
Josie and the Pussycats
young women pursuing fame and reinvention through exaggerated comic misadventures
Movie Details
- Director
- Robin Schiff
- Release Date
- 2005-05-30
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (22)
Cast
- Katherine Heigl
- Alexandra Breckenridge
- Kelly Brook
- Dania Ramirez
- Rhea Seehorn
- Scott Vickaryous
- Nat Faxon
- Alexandra Billings
- Paula Abdul
- William Ragsdale
Common questions
- What is Romy and Michele: In the Beginning about?
- Two inseparable friends chase Los Angeles glamour with almost no money, turning naïve ambition and disastrous improvisation into a broad female friendship comedy.
- What is Romy and Michele: In the Beginning like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Romy and Michele: In the Beginning as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Romy and Michele: In the Beginning violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Romy and Michele: In the Beginning as mild.
- Which films are like Romy and Michele: In the Beginning?
- Films with a similar feel include Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, The Banger Sisters, The Sweetest Thing, and Josie and the Pussycats.
- How long is Romy and Michele: In the Beginning?
- Romy and Michele: In the Beginning runs 86 minutes.
