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Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Anna Faris, and Michelle Buteau star in Spa Weekend, a women’s get-away comedy about three moms who ditch routine for a Malibu wellness retreat when a chaotic fourth friend crashes the party. The ensemble spark carries some funny moments, but tame hijinks, thin emotional stakes, and underdeveloped characters leave the film feeling forgettable despite its noble intentions.
Variety’s review of Spa Weekend finds a promising premise—a satire of wellness culture led by Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Anna Faris, and Michelle Buteau—but the jokes feel tired and the energy is undercut by Fisher’s grounded performance and a lack of spark overall. The film, distributed by Black Bear Pictures and clocking in at 97 minutes, signals that the high-concept comedy subgenre may be waning.
Leslie Mann shared on Kylie Kelce’s Not Gonna Lie podcast that her nearly 30-year marriage to Judd Apatow works because they entertain each other, are best friends, and face challenges openly—accepting that making a marriage last is hard but worth it, with Mann noting she’s constantly learning from the relationship and that her daughters Maude and Iris have grown up around their dad’s films.
Spa Weekend, from writers-turned-directors Lucas and Moore, tries a female Hangover-style riff about four women on a luxe spa weekend, but it leans into sentimentality and gloss instead of jokes. Despite a strong cast (Leslie Mann, Anna Faris, Michelle Buteau, Isla Fisher), the film plays it safe and ends up bland rather than funny, delivering a glossy but dull comedy. Release dates: August 20 (Australia) and August 21 (UK/US).
At the Golden Globes weekend, Nikki Glaser revealed she used to babysit Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann's daughters for about $35–$40 per hour in 2007, a rate higher than she'd ever earned babysitting; she recalled the sweet kids, a memorable call from Adam Sandler when she was on babysitting duty, and noted jokes cut from her Golden Globes monologue, including a Trump reference.