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Being a fan of such buddy comedies of the 90s like Bulletproof, House Party, Rush Hour, and Friday, I thought a female-orientated resurgence might be worth a watch. Although the trailer did not wow me, half an hour into the film quickly restored my faith in the Lawrence Lamot directed film.
In One of The Days we follow fledgling artist Alyss (SZA) and the more responsible Dreux (Keke Palmer) plunge deeper into trouble with every step they take while attempting to pay their rent.
What started with just a lack of rent money, balloons into Alyssa running into issues after her dream job interview and being evicted from her apartment. From boyfriends blowing their rent money to being attacked by local gangsters, the couple spends most of the film chasing their tails while somehow managing to keep their fragile relationship intact.
Even though the plot is rather predictable, the secret sauce when making a decent comedy is the casting and the two leads chemistry certainly helps here. While it’s most important to get the main casting right, something One of The Days pulled off was putting just as much effort into rounding out the ensemble cast with people just as funny and able. Smaller parts from Kat Williams and Dewayne Perkins fill in a few holes and keep things fresh and colourful.
One of Them Days shows that a good, no-frills comedy is still achievable, even when it’s a story we’ve seen a few times before.
