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This follow-up special to the comedy The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is one of those interactive programs that have been popping up on Netflix. This was a pretty fun experience.

First off, like the original show there are a ton of very funny lines. Also like the show, I felt there were a fair amount of types of jokes that the writers were more into than the audience is. (All the bits about Titus (Tituss Burgess) being lazy get old).

Though not the first to interactive stories, this special has it's own spin. Given Kimmy's emotionally stunted nature, this special specifically pays homage to the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure stories. Now, the amount of basic storylines you can go through only goes so far. (Unless you're a completionist, you'll probably go through 1-3 viewings.) However, the writers seem to realize this. The same scenes can alter in lines or be extended based on choices. The viewer is even rewarded for choosing the same options twice. Also like CYOA, there are dead ends that are often some of the cleverest bits and provide some fun moments of the characters talking directly to the audience.

The cast remains strong. The special manages to include all the regularly recurring characters. Ellie Kemper continues to do an excellent job as Kimmy. She has such range being able to switch from childish to serious perfectly. Jon Hamm returns as the evil Richard Wayne Gary Wayne and continues to kill it. I feel guilty liking the performance, because the character has done such terrible, deplorable things but almost every line of his is gold. Daniel Radcliffe appears in this as Kimmy's fiance, and having a great sense of comedy he fits in perfectly. He works really well off of Kemper. (Although, I felt Radcliffe was a subject of too many obvious, broad British jokes.)

The special looks great, continuing the show's brightly colored and lit aesthetic.

Overall, I recommend this. However, if you're one of those people who may have felt the show dropped in quality after season 1, be forewarned that this does feel like that part of the show.

Won't spoil anything,but was a great experience. Played it several times & choose differently,to see what happens. Wish more tv or movies,gave this viewing option. Give this a chance! Great cast,story(ies) & more!

'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' interactive special, 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. The Reverend,' is delightful, hilarious, and provides a wonderful end to the series. (And yes it's much, much better than Netflix's 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.')

Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) is getting married to Prince Frederick (Daniel Radcliffe). She finds a book in her backpack which leads her to suspect that the Reverend (Jon Hamm) has another girl held captive. She sets off to visit him in prison accompanied by best friend Titus (Tituss Burgess).

The show continues. The gang is back. It's the same wackiness but more of it. It does the choose your own adventure concept. I used to read those books and I always checked every possible outcome. It's the completist in me. This is a movie for the fans and fans will like this. The show continues.

This is Kimmy Schmidt at its best. No matter what option you choose you usually always get a laugh and besides the choices, it's a really good movie that adds onto Kimmy and her friends' lives without ruining anything set up in the series. I absolutely loved it and I've already watched it more than once!

I enjoyed the series and this interactive special in some ways works as a season 5 (since season 4 only came out about a year ago). The series had a mostly satisfying conclusion so having another story only a year later is a bit strange.

The interactive aspect of the special was very interesting. It did make watching somewhat stressful since the character's lives were in my hands. As I completed the special, there were several things left unresolved due to the choices I made. However, as I started to rewatch and make different choices, I felt that there would be no happy ending for all of the characters like the original series had.

As with the original series, the special is quite dark and some of the "jokes" take things a few steps (or leaps) too far.

I enjoyed seeing all of the characters again and there were several lines that were absolutely hilarious.

Now the rating...should I rate give it a 5? 1? 10? I'll choose 7.

Ok, listen up I don't really like choose your own adventures. Bandersnatch wasn't what it cracked up to be but gotta say this new Kimmy movie is so damn funny!! Every choice we take, good or bad, is HILARIOUS and good thing is we don't really have to repeat stuff again and again! It's done right!

Glad to see the core four back! I love all of them but gotta give a shoutout to Jane Krakowski because I love her so much! The guest actors are pretty funny too!

Story wise, it actually adds to the main series so that's great.

GO ON HAVE FUN NOW!!!!

So lovely to See Kimmy again. Had hoped for a new season though.Unbreakable Kimmy Smith. Tv series. I rarely laugh out laod. So much crazy i had to rewiind to see if it was for real. I guess the bad reviews here, must be from people that havent seen the show U.B.K. This is funny 5 of 6. Ore like 9 of 10. People will hate ore love this movie.

As the title says what is the point of having multiple choices if you don't actually have that much influence story anyway? You might just as well have shown me a movie without the whole dragging of the story by choosing the "wrong" things. It tried, for me personally it failed. Maybe I didn't try enough choices to actually enjoy it, but after finishing it I didn't really feel like trying again.

This is how you close a franchise. I mean, a lot of shows have those emotional "the end"'s. We know it's goodbye but it shouldn't always be emotional. You should be happy that you watched the series from the beginning to the very end.

It's been a few years since the cancellation of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ripped my heart into a million tiny pieces. The sharp and witty writing combined with the positive and whimsical nature of the show turned into a huge hit for Netflix in its early days of producing original content. A movie really wasn't something that alot of people where clamouring for, fortunately though the entire cast has returned with a few fresh additions to deliver an interactive special that attempts to retain the joy of the show but fails to deliver, despite the interactivity elements.

Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) has been living it large with a new career and fiancee Prince Frederick (Daniel Radcliffe) planning their dream wedding when Kimmy finds a book that makes her think there is another bunker with women that the reverend has hidden somewhere. After a conversation with Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne (John Hamm) she sets out with Titus in tow to track down the hidden bunker and free the women.The biggest part of this movie is the humour, usually Schmidt has a distinct pop.culture satirical slant that won't age well. It is only slightly similar here, the humour seems a little watered down without the onslaught of quips that the show offered up. That being said Titus (Titus Burgess) is still as extra as he has ever been and his constant quips with Jacqueline (Jane Krakowski). The cast have a lot of fun with the choices offering up some great segways when faced with a choice. Unlike previous CYOA's (Choose Your Own Adventures) making a different choice from the main plot doesn't take you down too wild of a path and will more often than not result in a do-over forcing you to take a certain way which seems to defeat the purpose.

Story wise, it's a great idea. It seems totally plausible that the Reverend would have more bunkers and when Kimmy gets more switched on to the world around her would trip him up on this. The concept is sound, however the execution is a bit rushed and would have served better if fleshed out over a sesaon of the show (which is seems like it was probably meant for). The main story focuses on Kimmy and Titus on a road trip adventure, while Jacqueline gets an odd sub-plot seeing her stalling on the set of Titus's new movie opportunity. It doesn't always work but the show has always been quirky enough to pull it all together and make it look intentional.If you are planning to jump into the CYOA part of it, I really encourage you to press "SKIP INTRO" when the theme song starts, it is worth every second! While the show may have finished, this special proves that Schmidt still has plenty left in the tank creatively and checking in with these characters every few years may not be a bad thing.

Kimmy Vs The Reverend may not be as innovative or side splittingly hilarious as the TV show previously was, it does offer a glimpse and some finality into where these characters have fit into the world around them. Radcliffe is a great new addition to the cast and has just enough to showcase his comedic muscles. Fans of the series will enjoy a fresh glimpse into Kimmy's colourful world, newcomers to the series may just leave a little confused.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt heavily relies on its unending chain of gags, that's what makes it shine: it does not leave you with an empty second.

This interactive format that stops the whole sharades and forces you to wait, sometimes go back, see the same thing a second time, wait again for the choice and repeat, completely destroys the basis of the show.

The story is on the weak side, but I think without the whole choice gimmick could have been enjoyable.

The year after the original series ended, Kimmy and her friends are back in an interactive special. "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs the Reverend" depicts her about to get married when she discovers that the reverend has another bunker full of mole women. So, she and Titus set out on an adventure to find it; let's just say that Titus is probably the first flamboyant black guy to do some of what he does here! Meanwhile, Kimmy's aloof employer Jacqueline and gentrification-hating landlady Lillian have their own adventure.

It's an interactive special, so there are several different plots that it can take. I watched it twice. It's not any sort of masterpiece, but enjoyable enough for the brief runtime.

I'd like to see a special depicting "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt", "Six Feet Under", "The Big Bang Theory", "Modern Family", "American Horror Story" and "Stranger Things" all taking place in the same universe.

What a surprise this was! Here is me, sitting at home in quarantine, hoping to find something that could entertain me. And all of a sudden, there it was: Kimmy vs the reverend. This 'movie' holds the charm that made Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt the sweet funny story that it was, and meshes it with the 'create your own story' technique that made Black Mirror: Bandersnatch one of the rare hits of Netflix in the last year. Amazing stuff! And having no clue that this was even in production made it all the more delicious. Watch this, you will not regret it

I was browsing Netflix a few days ago, and I wanted to try watching an 'interactive' movie because it sounded fun, so I gave this a watch. At the time, I had never seen the series, so I didn't really know the characters or Kimmy's backstory, but I completely binge-watched all 4 seasons of Kimmy after finishing the movie. This was a really fun way to meet Kimmy for the first time. I got to control her actions, who goes on the adventure with her, what her friends do in her absence, and much more.

Years ago, Kimmy Schmidt was taken by Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne, who told her and three other women that the world was ending, and put them in a bunker for 15 years. Now, after Kimmy has broken out and living her best life with her new friends, she's getting married to Prince Frederick (played by Daniel Radcliffe) On the way home, she discovers a book in her talking back-pack. She's led to believe that there may have been another girl that the Reverend has 'tooken' and goes on an adventure with Titus to find them and save them. If you love Kimmy Schmidt, and interactive movies, I highly recommend UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT: KIMMY VS. THE REVEREND!!!

I loved the original Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt series, so I was excited to try this as my first interactive title. Sadly, I was let down. For me, it was way too time-consuming! It seemed to take forever to reach the "You Win" ending. Maybe the interactive experience just isn't for me. I loved seeing the original cast and I'm glad others enjoyed the adventure, but in my opinion this missed the mark. Still, thanks for bringing Kimmy and the gang back one more time.

Bandersnatch you had to fast forward through the repetitive parts when you explored the story from different options...at least that slight nuances every time you had to repeat a scene...john hamm was on point...titus is always titus...kimmy could've been funnier but I still love any kimmy story!

The choices either lead to a do-over or are irrelevant to the storyline (nothing changes). Moreover, although I really enjoyed the series, the movie itself is not that funny at all. Not a single chuckle.

This show is supposed to be over dramatic and campy that's the essence of it and in my opinion that's what makes it so funny, the smallest things they say are so dumb but that makes it so funny!!

I recommend it if you love campy shows!!

I laughed the whole episode.

This is where I came in. When Kimmy found out there were other women still in the predicament she once was, I knew she wouldn't stop no matter what to find them, that I thought of when I read the title, and was sure when I watched the trailer, she went everywhere and did anything to get, and when she did, It Was A Miracle They Were Alive Damn It. The only problem I had with this movie was that her Wacky Mother Played By Lisa Kudrow was not there, that would've been so Perfect, riding that roller coaster to break a record shouldn't been the end of their bond, at the very least of this I figure out if she was alive who I would Love To see as Kimmy's mother, and I wasn't let down, they chose the person who thought Kimmy got her wackiness from, The Hilarious Lisa Kudrow. Very Much Love for that choice, but I take My Love Back, because she WASN'T THERE!!! Overall it was fun, except for that one Snag.

Why the high ratings??? i don't get it....what's funny about this? it was simply stupid, unfunny, pointless....like a puppet show for kids 🤷‍♀️, The interactive part of it didn't make it more interesting for me at least. This is my personal opinion, but obviously other people like this....

Obviously this is going to be a more enjoyable experience for those who have actually seen the show, but even if you haven't seen it you'll probably still like the movie. It's a great choose your own adventure, and there are an infinite (an exaggeration but there are a lot) number of scenes you can watch. Daniel Radcliffe was a great addition to the cast. I would highly recommend checking it out. It's also great if you're not really in the mood for a sit-down movie, considering it's interactive.