In her big screen starring debut, Amy Schumer, portrays an unlikable woman in an only occasionally funny movie that annoyed more than entertained me. Having written the script, she plays a semi-autobiographical character, also named Amy, who is inconsiderate, short-sighted and stubborn. This makes her difficult to side with, even though she's also a boozy pot head who sleeps around, which would usually make her cool in my book. Meanwhile, Director Judd Apatow continues his disappointing slump of duds after beginning promisingly with The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005) and Knocked Up (2007).

At 125 minutes, the movie is overlong, now an Apatow signature, and far too much screen time is given to NBA players LeBron James and Amar'e Stoudemire, who stumble through several casually-edited scenes. One upside is Bill Hader's enjoyable performance as the relaxed doctor who tries to melt Amy's ice chest of a heart. Once she realizes the error of her buffoonish ways, a final dance routine at Madison Square Garden allows her to save face - and the movie.

With only a few truly funny moments, and enough painfully awkward ones to make any prospect of re-watching grim, Trainwreck is one of the bigger letdowns of the summer. Cliched scenes like Amy dumping out her booze and drugs to start anew are beyond predictable for this type of story, but could be forgiven if I cared even slightly about the plight of this repugnant character. However, the movie is colorfully shot and Tilda Swinton is brilliant, as ever, as Amy's boss, so it gets a few style points.

Final Grade: C | 75/100 | ★½