The L.A.-set comedy, which opens Friday, stars Keke Palmer and SZA as two young women with nine hours to find $1,500 to cover their rent before they’re evicted. The Associated P

Lawrence Lamont’s One of Them Days is a feel-good buddy comedy just when we need it the most: in the middle of a gloomy January. Dreux (Keke Palmer) is having one of those days when the universe seems to be conspiring against her.

Not to mention the fact that we were both queer, trans, and Filipino, which only created further bonds at a time when it can be frightening to be all of those things. Even though we’re no longer living together,

This is the story of director Lawrence Lamont’s One Of Them Days: When the first of the month comes along and two longtime friends living in south Los Angeles as roommates realize their hard-earned cash has been stolen,

Part of the pleasure of their journey is seeing who they’ll encounter along the way. “One of Them Days” though, blessedly, is not packed with super famous people. Instead, the obstacles for Dreux and Alyssa are simply played by sharp comic actors at the top of their game.

The two have nine hours to get the rent money in a fast-talking day-in-the-life-of-the-hood comedy that's really a skewed portrait of a community.

Horror, not comedy, has been the go-to movie genre in recent years, but a movie like “One of Them Days,” starring Keke Palmer and, in her big-screen debut, SZA, is a good reminder of what we’ve been missing.

SZA and Keke Palmer dazzle in One of Them Days, a comedy filled with laughs, action, and heartfelt friendship.

It's no secret that SZA's industry veteran co-star is unofficially known as Keke “Keep a Job” Palmer — and the many hats she wears makes her somewhat of a kindred spirit to her character in the film, a waitress working to land a managerial position that will put both her and Alyssa in a better financial position.

The hilarious trio sat down with The Root to discuss their new buddy comedy, out in theaters now!