‘Spa Weekend’ Review: Leslie Mann and Isla Fisher in a High-Concept Comedy Without the Comic Highs

Home Film Reviews Aug 21, 2026 6:54pm PT ‘Spa Weekend’ Review: Leslie Mann and Isla Fisher in a High-Concept Comedy Without the Comic Highs The directors of "Bad Moms" satirize the New Age elitism of wellness culture, but they're working in a form that's running out of gas. By Owen Gleiberman Plus Icon Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic @OwenGleiberman Latest ‘Spa Weekend’ Review: Leslie Mann and Isla Fisher in a High-Concept Comedy Without the Comic Highs 6 minutes ago ‘The End of Tom Six’ Review: The Director of the ‘Human Centipede’ Films Has Multiple Sclerosis and Is Sharing the Horror. This Confessional Doc Is His Witty Self-Defense 5 days ago ‘Dead Souls’ Review: Alex Cox Betrays His Talent — Again — in His Latest Arid Didactic Western Doodle 7 days ago See All Vince Valitutti Movie genres wax and wane over time in a way that can be borderline imperceptible. The Western did its slow fade through the 1960s, but it took a while to realize that it was heading into the sunset (and then, of course, it came back). On a less elevated level, I watched “Spa Weekend” and realized that the genre it’s in — the high-concept comedy with the concept in the title, the movie that puts out a vibe of “Look, I’m crass and dumb and obvious! And that’s why you like me!” — may now be entering its twilight zone. Related Stories Phil Collins Says He Almost Died in 2024 From Alcohol Abuse: 'People Were Coming to Say Goodbye'