In A World!!!!

In A World...

When it comes to actors in the business today they sometimes don't take up the role of just an actor they also decide to dip their hands into other roles. Actor Lake Bell not only stars in the film but she also produces, directs and has written the script for In A World... as well.

When legendary voice over legend Don LaFontaine passed away in 2008 the voice-over world was hit hard and ever since we have fewer adverts for movies with voice over's and instead celebrity's voices are used alot more. With this in mind Lake Bell has made a witty, very funny comedy film about this very subject and positioned it from the female prospective. 

Carol Solomon (Lake Bell) is the daughter of a voice-over legend Sam Soto (Fred Melamed) who is about to receive his lifetime achievement award for hos voice-over work. Carol is a struggling vocal coach and is soon enough being kicked out of her dads house and decides to go and live with her sister Dani (Michaela Watkins) and her husband Moe (Rob Corddry). 

As Carol starts to get more voiceover work her father Sam's protege Gustav Warner (Ken Marino) contracts laryngitis and Carol is asked to do a temporary voice-over for the new film franchise The Amazon Games. With the executive producer of the film impressed by Carol's version of the infamous "In a world..." line she is offered the job straight away.

As Carol soon enough gets sucked into the world of voice-overs and ends up at the right party's with all the other top voice-over actors she's living the high life. Her father takes no notice of her achievements and soon enough vows to find out who the woman is who took Gustav's work. 

The film has a very indie style film not boasting any big name actors but bringing out the best in lesser known actors and I have to say Fred Melamed has a perfect voice for voice-over work. And of course a highlight seeing Eva Longoria as herself giving her best cockney accent trying to say "is that wot you fink you stupid slappah" it is a hilarious moment. 

A very funny comedy that finally puts a female character at the forefront of a film and what is shown on screen as a very male dominant industry that voice-over work is. Lake Bell is able to bring out the comedy on a subject that has not ever been touched and also make it feel respectful towards the legendary legacy of Don LaFontaine. Being able to bring out some emotional moments as well especially seeing a heartbreaking true to life scene involving Dani and Moe shows Bell can write a great script. 

8/10.