The Little Hours (2017)

THE LITTLE HOURS  (2017)  ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: Jeff Baena
    Allison Brie, Dave Franco, Kate Micucci,
    Aubrey Plaza, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon,
    Fred Armison, Nick Offerman, Paul Reiser,
    Jemima Kirke, Lauren Weedman, Paul Weitz
Nuns behaving badly in a 14th-century convent. Sex, drugs, envy, greed, prayer, embroidery, witchcraft and a donkey. (Don't worry: Nothing bad happens with the donkey.) This is supposedly based on Bocaccio, and the use of slangy American vernacular in the dialogue is a nice touch, but it's never quite silly enough, or daring enough, to cash in on its transgressive potential. Even when they're being naughty, the sisters mostly keep their habits on, and where's the fun in that?