Review of Party Girl

Party Girl (1995)
3/10
Chalkboard Torture
13 October 2023
"Indy Superstar," Parker Posey takes us on a journey of self worth by way of the Dewey Decimal System in Party Girl. A smug, hip independent filled with abrasive and annoying characters, it's slacker humor presented in deadpan, you find yourself searching desperately for a character of introspection who doesn't begin every sentence with a "duh" expression or some flamboyant display of self satisfaction.

Lower Manhattan underground hipster, Mary (Posey) throws an illegal "sip" that gets her busted and tossed in jail. In search of employment the immature Mary goes whining to her godmother librarian for work who grudgingly takes her on. Determined to succeed she embarks on the road to redemption.

Posey plays it infantile cutesy most the way which gets tiresome fast. The supporting cast is filled with a cacophony of bad acting and acerbic bores making snarky comments while the childish Mary acting out, playing "I'm just a lil'girl," routine is supposed to be interpreted as adorably edgy. Insipid from start to finish.
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