’Tis the season of great Aubrey Plaza
performances, apparently. The “Parks and
Recreation” and “Legion” alum has been long
overdue for a breakout film role, something
fitting of her wide-ranging talent and more
imaginative than just relying on her quirky
deadpan and eye rolls.
She’s been excellent before as a motivated teen
in “The To Do List” and an empathetic social
media stalker in “Ingrid Goes West” but the
bigger studio comedies have largely failed her.
Something finally clicked into place, though,
and she has proven that she is on another
level. And no, I’m not just talking about her
effortlessly cool “Happiest Season” character, a
side-player who became a social media favorite
simply by existing.