A night out with women clubbers, including Sheridan Smith, Kate Nash and Jaime Winstone, below. Raw and stagey, it needs a second flush.
An honest and unvarnished night of realisation on the tiles.
It's a fun idea and makes for a vivacious comedy enhanced by strong work from the cast.
When the pottymouthing stops, it emerges that Hirons has points to make about female status anxiety – but Powder Room is only as empowering as anything else that might go out on ITV2 after the watershed.
First-time director MJ Delaney mixes style with big laughs, and though the film stumbles over the occasional am-dram bum note, Smith balances it all out as the likeable girl next-door.
Delaney directs in sure-footed fashion, mixing comedy, pathos and bawdiness without ever seeming self-indulgent.
A decent cast can’t save this horribly shrill and vacuous British comedy.
For all its well-meaning intent, Powder Room struggles to keep you engaged.
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