20 Best Movies Of 2021 (So Far)

20. Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar

By far one of the most pleasantly surprisingly films of the year so far, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar casts Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo as a pair of gabby mid-western women who get caught up in a frankly ridiculous espionage plot while vacationing in the titular Florida resort.

Barb and Star is a great example of a stupid-smart movie, imbuing its superficial stupidity with a wealth of subtle smarts, further informed by note-perfect performances from Wiig and Mumolo (with Wiig also playing the primary villain in totally unrecognisable makeup).

The tone is probably most reminiscent of the Austin Powers movies, melding canny character humour with shameless, cartoonish absurdism.

It's also got a killer supporting turn from Jamie Dornan as the dashing, tree-climbing object of both Barb and Star's affections.

In this year of all years, don't we all need a goofy gut-laugh or twelve in our lives? Barb and Star has got you covered.