Is it a comedy? drama? romance? We aren’t sure, and from the looks of this trailer for the upcoming “The Ramen Girl,” starring America’s favorite… uh… nothing… Brittany Murphy, this movie isn’t quite sure either.
We are sure of one thing, however: Andy Samberg only wishes he came up with this idea first for an SNL Digital Short because that’s what it should’ve been, if not an idea better left for someone’s notebook of ideas that should never be discussed with other people.
What’s the recipe? One part “The Next Karate Kid,” one part “Lost In Translation,” and according to at least one IMDB commenter, one part “Tampopo.” But we beg to differ.
NYC chef David Chang has given the world a lot of happiness. A Brittany Murphy vehicle about the joys of Ramen is not one of them. We just hope he’s getting a piece of the action. – Alex Sherman