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Thoughts from Slamdance, Part 3: 'Weather Girl'
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After an acrimonious breakup from smug-as-hell anchor, Dale (Mark Harmon), who was boinking his insipid co-anchor, Sherry (Kaitlin Olson), "sassy weather girl" Sylvia (Tricia O'Kelley) loses it on air, defaming saccharine Dale as a poorly-endowed hound dog. As a result, she loses her job and becomes a youtube sensation; the butt of jokes for some, an inspiration for others, but unemployable for pretty much everyone. Broke and professionally blacklisted, Sylvia has no choice but to move in with her brother, Walt (Ryan Devlin), a hilariously humbling experience, which changes her life for good.
While the film generally lacks style and the acting feels very "TV" and unworthy of the silver screen, even a skeptic like meself couldn't find much to dislike about this film, particularly now, when nearly everyone is in financially dire straights, and Weather Girl is this incredibly winning comedy about finding opportunity in times of crisis. It's also the perfect validation for anyone who's ever thrown a world class hissy fit at work, and the perfect ammunition for anyone who's ever wanted to.
In short, writer/director Blayne Weaver basically succeeded in making a perfectly innocuous, perfectly charming comedy that happens to be timely - in its contemporary, sitcom-y humor and its uplifting moral. Is he a cinematic visionary? Absolutely not. But the film is adorable and the type of thing I could confidently send anyone - mother, father, senile grandfather, friends with ADD, anyone - to support.
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