Almost everyone you ask can remember their first “official” R-rated movie and the fortunate ones can remember their first R-rated comedy flick.
I say “official” because a lot of us were watching R-rated movies before we were 18 – and for the record, mine was “Scary Movie” – the first “Scream” franchise parody released in 2000.
However, there was a slew of early-2000s comedy movies that featured two friends slogging through whatever life dealt them, and “One of Them Days” brought an instant hit of nostalgia alongside plenty of laughs.
It’s not a clean comedy by any means, but that’s what makes it come across as more realistic in my opinion.
Plus, if you’ve ever had a day that seems to go from bad to worse with struggle after struggle then you’ll be able to empathize with the storyline and not just laugh in your seat.
Days is an American female buddy comedy film directed by Lawrence Lamont from a screenplay by Syreeta Singleton.
The film stars Keke Palmer, SZA, Katt Williams, Joshua Neal, Rizi Timane and Aziza Scott.
It’s 97 minutes long and rated R for language throughout, sexual material, and brief drug use.
Waitress Dreux Jones (Palmer) and aspiring artist Alyssa (SZA) live together along with Alyssa’s boyfriend Keshawn (Neal) in a rundown apartment complex under strict landlord Uche (Timane).
When the first of the month arrives, their landlord demands their $1,500 rent, stating that if they don’t pay by 6 p.m., they’ll be evicted.
Both Dreux and Alyssa thought they already paid Uche and were at a loss on what could have happened to the money.
After much confusion between the girls, they deduce that Keshawn must have taken the money and run away with it after they can’t find him.
They track him down at the home of Berniece (Scott), a woman Keshawn has been cheating on Alyssa with.
A confrontation ensues, in which Keshawn reveals he used the money to invest in his T-shirt company and ends up getting chased by Berniece who ends up getting knocked down by a truck door, vowing revenge.
Dreux and Alyssa, now penniless and without a car, go to a payday loan business, but get rejected due to low credit scores.
They then find themselves at a blood donation center.
Dreux attempts to give as much blood as she possibly can to make the most money, but gets woozy whilst doing so; when Alyssa discovers this, she gets into an altercation with the inexperienced nurse, during which they lose all the blood donated.
Defeated, they go to the fast food restaurant next door, where they run into Maniac, a man Dreux was previously flirting with.
After eating, Alyssa leaves the two to themselves, with an idea of how to get the money.
Shortly after, Dreux and Maniac are called to help Alyssa, who is on an electric transmission pole trying to take the pair of Air Jordan sneakers that had been left on the line.
After successfully retrieving them, she gets electrocuted by the landline.
Even then, that’s not the end of their problems and the whole day stretches on with weirder and fairly hilarious incidents.
Overall, I found the film very entertaining with its host of characters despite its over-the-top situations.
