Ladies First (2026)
Comedy Netflix Rated 15 Spoiler Free It is perfectly reasonable to think “ooh, Sacha Baron Cohen in a socially conscious comedy lampooning male chauvinism, written by women, directed by a woman with a top-notch acting roster, which is on Netflix, that sounds perfect! I’ll put it on poste haste”. That’s what I thought, and I’m here to tell you not to put it on. I find writing about comedies difficult, mainly because it’s hard to make jokes about a film which is funny. Ladies First isn’t very funny, so I can coat the bastard off. Just by suggesting you swerve it I’m performing a public service so this review isn’t superfluous. Baron Cohen plays Damian ( subtle, naat ), a monumental bellend who is, by way of a small bump on the head, transported to a world where men are subjugated and women are in charge. This means that Alex (Rosamund Pike), the hardworking lady he promoted only for the optics of having a woman in a higher position, is now his boss. The good is that Pike is excellent; a...
