If you loved Calendar Girl, try Malibu's Most Wanted
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by John Whitesell, and they both carry the cozy, playful mood tags, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Calendar Girl, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
cozyplayful
What Malibu's Most Wanted is
A politician’s heir’s cringe-worthy appropriation needs a drastic intervention. What follows is a series of escalating misunderstandings and cultural collisions that somehow land somewhere between satire and farce. At least the soundtrack keeps the absurdity bearable.

