Parents' Guide to The Wrong Girls

Defying all expectations, these pothead princesses elevate writer-director Dylan Meyer's (Stewart's wife) stoner comedy into a magical mystery tour de farce. More Romy and Michelle than Harold and Kumar, the central friendship is what makes The Wrong Girls work. And while Romy and Michelle weren't especially bright, Frankie and Molly are—though it's clearly suggested that their drug habits have led to loss in that area. Sure, the burnout besties live for their next bong rip, but they really live for each other, with a friendship deeper than the ocean floor that's home to the squids that are the source of the movie's liquid MacGuffin. When the two cannabis queens drink the psychedelic fluid, they gain the power to hear each other's thoughts (as well as the comically profane thoughts of their pet cats, who are voiced by Seth Rogen and Kumail Nanjiani). Close girlfriends can sometimes seem like they share the same brain, and, through this plot device, that idea is made hilariously literal here.

The squid juice gives the two women another power, too, which makes The Wrong Girls seem like it might be inspired by the 1981 Chevy Chase comedy Modern Problems (which is as funny as it is inappropriate). That carries over to a meme-ready penis joke that's likely to outlast the memories of Meyer's film. And while the movie normalizes pot use, it doesn't necessarily glamorize it. Frankie is inventive, Molly is creative, and both have talents that could give them purpose and pay the bills that stress them out, but—because of their drug use—they lack the focus and confidence to start making an effort, stunting their ability to find satisfaction outside of their relationship. Alas, the movie's ending is a foil to Frankie and Molly really learning any lessons, but, with its preposterous premise, a pro-pot message isn't necessarily baked in.