Among the pleasures of seeing the hit buddy comedy “One of Them Days” over the weekend was that jolt of recognition at the sight of a genuine Los Angeles landmark on the big screen: the Norm’s restaurant on La Cienega Boulevard, where Keke Palmer’s striving character works, one of the country’s best remaining examples of Googie-style architecture.
The film from first-time feature director Lawrence Lamont, starring Palmer and Grammy-winning musician SZA, is an unusual creation from Hollywood, and not just because it’s the kind of light, original comedy that studios supposedly don’t make anymore. (So far, it has grossed a winning $34.5 million on a reported $14-million budget.)
