merelyaninnuendo Welcome To MeThe premise is promising and has a potential to reach for something more colossal than it even attempts to, in here which may feel inadequate in the end. Despite of having, such a wider range the writer, narrows its priorities down to something simple and sensible which helps connect easily with the viewers. Eliot Lawrence has done a decent work on writing the script which is engaging for the most of the time and not pretentious or chalky which it could have been easily considering the premise. Shira Piven; the director, is in her A game as she executes the script aptly and offers palpable environment to the tone which it stays true to, throughout the course of it. Kirsten Wiig carries it off all on her shoulder proving once again, her amazing acting skills even though isn't supported to that extent by her supporting cast like James Marsden, Wes Bentley and Linda Cardellini. It is short on technical aspects like sound department and editing. Welcome To Me is more than a welcome to its creativity and the energy that it offers from the first frame till the curtain drops; something that can feed off the audience for its almost 90 minutes.

S M I know I'm in the minority, but I was never a big fan of Kristen Wiig's characters on SNL. I enjoyed their quirky uniqueness, but her humor never made me laugh out loud or anything, especially the "hot girl who farts." I just didn't get it. But this movie has me wanting more Kristen Wiig. She was dead-on as the offbeat Alice, who is the epitome of borderline personality disorder. I found this movie on Netflix and gave it a chance when I saw it was a dark comedy about a crazy person who does crazy things. The dialogue was hilarious, as were the reactions of the rest of the characters, particularly the behind-the-scenes crew who produced Alice's "Welcome to Me." I adore the witty randomness of the dialogue. My favorite line of the movie was when Alice told a story from her past, "He told me, 'That's just how we do things in Gaithersburg, Maryland.'" This premise could've easily been over-the-top and irreverent, but it's brought down to a realistic level by excellent acting, and also by characters who are as real as Alice was, to me. (If you've never known anyone who's borderline to this extent, consider yourself fortunate - it's far more entertaining to watch a fictional story about it than to experience it in real life.)For example, Wes Bentley's Gabe, who's a little off-the-beam himself, admitting that he falls too deeply in love, and subsequently, gets involved with her. The Alices of the world always have their groupies. Again, the behind-the-scenes crew, including Joan Cusack, James Marsden, and Jennifer Jason Leigh, all react exactly the way most of us would to Alice's behavior. I adored their performances. This is one of those movies that I will watch again when I really need something to pick me up and make me laugh, even though it's not a "feel good" story. I didn't find Alice annoying, but lovable. However, I know well enough to run in the opposite direction when encountering one like her in person.Crazy lady wins the lottery and pays to produce a vanity show about herself. Love, love, loved it.

Reno Rangan This is actually a good film that misled by its low rating. But the end should have been really better, other than that the rest of the film was enjoyable. Another small scale movie and another excellent performance by Kristen Wiig. The story of a single woman with the borderline personality disorder. After winning the $80 million through the lottery draw, she decides to own a television show to talk about her personal life. She begins to lose her close ones as the result of her out talk about them, but can she fix it and how is the remaining.This is a unique story, not like that you see it often in the movies. Apart from Wiig, the rest of the supporting cast was not bad, but very sad to see such a good looking wonderful actress like Linda Cardellin in a small role. If you hate slow pace, this movie might be an average to you, but others who won't mind will find it better. What I surprised to know is that most of the film critics thumb upped for it than the film goers. But I still suggest it, mainly for the film fanatics, just give it a try and so you might like it than what you've heard about it.7/10

Abby Watts From watching SNL I knew Kristen Wiig had some strange characters in her (Target Lady? what the hell was that) but this one is quite intense. I enjoyed it, but I'm not even sure of what I've seen. It's just strangely mesmerizing. Wiig plays the 'out there' character to the hilt, and somehow, this jalopy of a movie works. It's also kind of fun to see Joan Cusack play an ass. She usually plays saccharin sweet roles. I'll probably have to see this one several times more, but I sense the bittersweet presence that people like this have on the world. Worth watching at least once.BTW, to those people who think SNL hasn't been funny in years, I hear you. I used to think that way, until I started watching it again. It can be very funny, just as long as you have access to fast forward.