Top 5 Netflix recommendations of the week: Welcome To Me, HitRECord On TV and Buffy.

When it comes to Kristen Wiig, there's no question as to whether she can deliver 'funny'. The actress has proved time and again in movies such as Bridesmaids, Girl Most Likely and Paul that she is well versed in comedy. But with Welcome To Me, she gets to flex both humorous and serious muscles for this touching comedy about a woman dealing with borderline personality disorder.

Wiig plays BPD sufferer Alice Klieg who, after winning the Mega-Millions lottery immediately stops taking her psychiatric medication and funds a talk show... entirely about her own life. Inspired by Oprah, Alice mainly employs similar techniques in her show, from adopting a flamboyant onscreen personality to focusing on a particular topic each week. Soon she finds herself propelled to stardom, just like her idol – something that she, rather surprisingly, takes to like a duck to water.

This indie gem boasts a plethora of underrated actors including Wes Bentley, James Marsden, Linda Cardellini and Joan Cusack but this is Wiig's film through-and-through. Her unashamed depiction of Alice conveys just the right mixture of melancholy and awkward humour to make the film a poignant study of BPD without being overwhelmingly uncomfortable to watch. She's not afraid to make Alice unlikeable sometimes, with her excessive demands and mistreatment of loved ones around her. Wiig's honest portrayal is refreshing to see on screen.

By Amy West.
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