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As the comic actor and supreme scene-stealer turns 50, we rate her greatest roles, from the oddball to the outrageousWhat a strange film this is. Kristen Wiig plays a lottery winner with borderline personality disorder, who uses the money to fund and star in a daily Oprah-style show all about her. Palpably unsure of how much to mine mental illness for comedy, the movie quickly ties itself up in a series of unfathomable knots. Nevertheless, when the script lets her off the leash, Wiig is wonderful. It’s just a shame that it doesn’t happen more. Continue reading...