When people talk about memorable comedies from the 2010s, they're usually looking back on heavy hitters that everyone remembers: "Bridesmaids," "Superbad" and the like. But there are a ton more that ended up getting overlooked even though their stars oven overlap. Case in point: "Welcome to Me," starring "Bridesmaids" lead Kristen Wiig.
Wiig plays Alice Klieg, a woman with borderline personality disorder who wins the lottery and decides to bankroll her own talk show. That goes about as well as you'd think. It's not always a pleasant watch, but it does have plenty of darkly funny laughs along the way. That's why I appreciate it so much. "Welcome to Me is one of those rare projects that commits fully to its premise, even when things get difficult. Wiig is hilarious throughout, but mostly relatable, and I've always found it one of her best roles as she's wacky, but still quite grounded throughout.
