![]() Yet the broader narrative finds Charlie concealing his condition from not only his kids (played by Laura Benanti and “You’s” Penn Badgley, both notably underemployed) but also the sketch-comedy show that employs him, an out-of-step dinosaur who insists on plunking out jokes on a typewriter, kept around by the loyal producer he mentored. The unlikely friendship between Charlie and Emma – which nobody, including them at times, seems to understand – is obviously the movie’s foundation, in a “Family is what you make it” way. Thrown together, she proceeds to befriend him and fill the void left by his estranged kids. They meet in slightly unorthodox (if not quite cute) fashion, via an auctioned-off lunch for a fundraiser even though she’s unfamiliar with his work. ![]() Nobody has to stretch much, with Crystal playing Charlie Burnz, an aging comedy-writing legend in the early throes of dementia and Haddish as Emma, a singer (she does her own singing quite ably). As thin star showcases go, it’s an occasionally effective bit of comfort food, arriving as theaters reopen and served with a generous side of schmaltz.Ĭrystal also produced, directed and co-wrote the film, sharing script credit with original “Saturday Night Live” writer and “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show” co-creator Alan Zweibel, based on the latter’s short story “The Prize.” In the spirit of Billy Crystal’s last directing effort for the baseball movie “61*,” “Here Today” serves up slow pitches for Crystal and Tiffany Haddish to knock out of the park, delivering another comedic odd couple with carefully massaged heart.
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