Girls Trip doubles as a $19-million ad for the Essence Festival (Iāll be attending next year), but I was pleased that the comedy isnāt just a Black womanās rendition of The Hangover, and nor does it contort itself into a cheesy romcom. The central love story here is that of the āFlossy Posse,ā four college friends who used to slay dance-offs in the ā90s. Ryan (Regina Hall) seems to have it all, Lisa (Jada Pinkett Smith) needs to get laid, and Sasha (Queen Latifah) is a gossip blogger. But Tiffany Haddish steals the show as Dina, the life of the party who routinely gets the girls into trouble, and will get buck to defend her friends from fuck niggas or āInstagram hoā villains. Is Girls Trip a hilarious, turnt-up celebration of Black womanhood and sexuality? YAS! But at its core, itās about personal integrity, self-love, and female friendship.
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