Jaye Hunt (@hayejunt) attended a matinee screening of the Amy Schumer-starring I Feel Pretty yesterday (May 9), and had the unexpected experience of overhearing everything that Lady Bird director Greta Gerwig had to say about the film.
Gerwig and a group of friends sat down in front of Hunt in the mostly-empty theatre, and as the filmmaker proceeded to voice her reactions aloud, Hunt proceeded to live-tweet them to the world.
Settling in with "the biggest movie theatre soda I've ever seen," Gerwig gave Schumer a few pity laughs, pointed out plot holes and danced along to the soundtrack in her seat, but her enthusiasm quickly waned, as she went on to deem the film "incomprehensible" and even declared "I hate this" during a sex scene.
Hunt has since issued one correction to her account, noting that the guy in the audience who left didn't leave due to Gerwig and her friends' loud talking, but simply because he "had someplace to be and was moviepassing the time away."
Read the hilarious play-by-play encounter by Hunt below.
um I'm in a movie theater about to see I feel pretty alone and greta gerwig just walked in and sat down in front of me
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
I SCREAMED WHEN THE MAMMA MIA!: HERE WE GO AGAIN TRAILER CAME ON AND SHE LOOKED AT ME. SORRY GRETA YOU'RE IN A HOUSEHOLD THAT LOVES ABBA
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
her friends keep coming in to join her and I'm terrified that saoirse is on her way
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
she's drinking the biggest movie theater soda I've ever seen!!!! I always thought no one ever ordered the extra large but GRETA GERWIG DOES
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
I'M CURRENTLY WATCHING GRETA GERWIG SEE THE BOOK CLUB TRAILER FOR THE FIRST TIME AND SHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
no one is sitting behind me so I might live tweet this experience
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
full gasp from greta when emily ratajowski appeared. she's a fan!
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
there was just a bit where a baby saw amy schumer and started crying and greta LOVED it. she was the only person here who laughed
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
"ugh" - greta at the end of the opening credits
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
I'm... not 100% sure why but greta is CACKLING at amy schumer falling off the soulcycle bike? she's still laughing and it happened a full minute ago
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
JDDNALJDSLSOXNSLSOSJSLDODJALAOS SHE JUST LOUDLY POINTED OUT A PLOT HOLE AND SOMEONE SHUSHED HER
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
every time a song plays in this movie she dances along in her seat which is VERY relatable
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
there's a weird vaguely homophobic recurring thing about amy schumer's love interest being kind of effeminate and greta is NOT having it!!! the only true ally
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
"I hate this" - full volume during a heterosexual love scene. honestly greta? same
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
someone just fully left because of how loud she and her friends are being I'm CACKLING
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
she's checking her phone! greta if you see this don't stop the commentary I love it
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
amy schumer entered in disguise and greta loudly went "oh my GOD" and scoffed. this is the dvd commentary this movie deserves
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
FULL VOLUME AT THE QUIETEST MOMENT OF THE CLIMAX OF THE MOVIE: "THIS MOVIE IS IN. COMP. RE. HENSIBLE."
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
amy schumer: "when we're little girls–"
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
greta: "HEEEERE WE GO"
the movie ended and she said "aidy bryant was wasted in that!" HARD AGREE
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
the end!!! honestly knowing academy award nominee greta gerwig is a loud movie talker is validating every time someone has shushed me at a movie
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
just to get out ahead of this:
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 9, 2018
- there were like 10 people in the enormous theater
- no one was behind me
- everyone was on their phones because it's a BAD MOVIE
- she was being so loud that I didn't even have to lean forward to hear her clearly; I wasn't eavesdropping
@ greta gerwig: do you want to see disobedience with me tomorrow
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 10, 2018
I WISH I had made that thread up!! then I wouldn't have had to sit through I feel pretty
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 10, 2018
why has no one reached out to me about the obvious cry for help that is me seeing i feel pretty alone at 4 pm on a wednesday and then ADMITTING IT
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 10, 2018
please don't be mean to greta we were all just having fun at a terrible movie
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 10, 2018
MAJOR UPDATE: sorry Greta he didn't leave because of you!! this is the only part of this story I am rolling back thank you for your time https://t.co/0MXrI4xRHK
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) May 10, 2018
