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Rosamund Pike and Sacha Baron Cohen on their earliest film memories

Rosamund Pike and Sacha Baron Cohen on their earliest film memories

Published by Daniella Wilson

New gender war satire Ladies First arrives on Netflix today – with the comedy boasting a star-studded British and Irish cast led by Rosamund Pike and Sacha Baron Cohen. The latter plays Damien Sachs, an odious chauvinist and corporate boss who receives a blow to the head and wakes up in a flipped world where all the power rests in the hands of women. One of those women is Pike’s Alex Fox, who Damien had treated terribly in the real world only to find himself having to severely adjust his behaviour now that the odds aren’t stacked in his favour – leading to all sorts of shenanigans. To mark the release, Radio Times spoke to the pair for our Film Flashbacks series – discussing everything from their very first film memories to Pike’s film debut in Pierce Brosnan Bond flick Die Another Day. Want to see this content? This page contains content provided by Google reCAPTCHA. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as Google reCAPTCHA may use cookies and other technologies. To …

Ladies First Reviews: Critics Slam Netflix’s ‘Dated’ Sacha Baron Cohen Comedy

Ladies First Reviews: Critics Slam Netflix’s ‘Dated’ Sacha Baron Cohen Comedy

Published by Sam Flores

When the trailer for the new Netflix comedy film Ladies First dropped, it quickly raised eyebrows, with some critics going as far as calling it “the worst movie trailer” the had “ever seen”. And let’s just say the response isn’t any better now that the film has landed on streaming services, with a smattering of one- and two-star reviews. Ladies First stars Sacha Baron Cohen as a chauvinistic CEO whose life is upended when he wakes up in a parallel world dominated by women. Despite an all-star cast which includes Rosamund Pike, Fiona Shaw, Charles Dance and Emily Mortimer, the film is getting negative reviews across the board. Critics are calling out the film’s subpar jokes, borderline-offensive gender politics and misuse of its talented British cast. Here is what people are saying about Ladies First… “In its attempt to become a one-stop shop for just about every form of nostalgia possible, Netflix has now decided to revive the dreadful British comedy of the 2000s. The all-deciding algorithm has somehow deemed it necessary for a return …