While straight-laced theatrical comedy movies are something of a rarity these days,One of Them Dayscame out earlier this year to prove that this style of comedy film can still do well in today’s theatrical climate.One of Them Days' castis headlined by Keke Palmer and musician SZA, but the film has plenty of other great actors in some of the smaller roles, including one of the stars of the ABC mockumentary sitcomAbbott Elementary, Janelle James.
One of Them Daysreceived great reviews, and while it wasn’t any sort of groundbreaking, it was a very well-rounded comedy, clearly resonating with both critics and audiences, earning this movie a very solid Rotten Tomatoes score. AlthoughJanelle James' character wasn’t in very much of the movie, as she only really appeared in one scene, that scene was one of the film’s most enjoyable, even more so thanOne of Them Days' great endingmoments.
Janelle James' Role In One Of Them Days Is Very Reminiscent Of Abbott Elementary’s Ava
Janelle James Plays Similar Roles In Both Projects
InOne of Them Days, Janelle James played a character named Ruby, a nurse who worked at the blood bank.She was very inexperienced and chaotic, which led to a hilarious scene where Keke Palmer’s character Dreux got woozy from the huge amount of blood she tried to donate, eventually resulting in a huge splatter of blood all over Ruby, Dreux, and Alyssa. The character was very goofy and bumbling, acting in a very similar way to James’Abbott Elementarycharacter Ava.
Both characters are chaotic and unpredictable, often leaving the people around them very confused.
Out of all ofAbbott Elementary’s characters, Ava is one of the favorites, even though she is not exactly very great at her job.James' character inOne of Them Dayswas very reminiscent of Ava, as she didn’t really know what she was doing as a nurse, leading to the eventual chaos that left Dreux nearly bloodless. Both characters are chaotic and unpredictable, often leaving the people around them very confused.
Janelle James Needs To Star In More Movies After One Of Them Days
She Is An Extremely Talented Performer Who Deserves More Roles
Surprisingly, Janelle James has only ever appeared in three movies throughout her career, includingOne of Them Days,The Garfield Movie, andTom of Your Life. Her performance inAbbott Elementaryhas always been amazing, so her lack of roles in bigger films is surprising and unfortunate.
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James is clearly great at playing the Ruby/Ava character archetype, but I’m sure she would be just as funny in other types of comedic roles After her great showing inOne of Them Days, I hope she appears in a lot more movies going forward.
