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Walk of Shame

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Because sometimes even dumb movies need some love. This review is also up at Channel 24 What it's about After losing both her fiancĂ©e and her dream job in the same day, TV reporter Meghan (Elizabeth Banks) enjoys a rare wild night out with her girlfriends that culminates in a drunken one-night-stand with a poor bartender (James Marsden), Gordon. As it so happens though, her dream job isn't quite the lost cause that she assumed it to be, as a late night missed-call from her agent informs her of a second chance to impress her potential new bosses with her next broadcast – and with eight hours lead-time, it should give her plenty of time to prepare. Unfortunately, after getting locked out of Gordon's apartment with no money, no car, no phone and no idea where on earth she is, those eight hours suddenly start looking like no time at all. What we thought Walk of Shame has gotten a right kicking by overseas critics (scoring a paltry 25/100 on Metacritic.co...