I wonder what the odds were of two of my favorite musical movie moments in 2022 coming from Jenny Slate. Slate is a brilliant comedic and dramatic actress whose work I’ve loved for years but I never knew she had the power to profoundly move me with her singing voice.

Today’s song comes from the movie I liked least among this week’s musical selections, but it may well be the scene I loved most. It appears in the forgettable romantic comedy I Want You Back, which features Slate and Charlie Day as new friends who bond over being dumped and vow to help each other win back their exes.

Slate’s character conspires to lure away the new beau of Day’s ex by volunteering at a middle school production of Little Shop of Horrors he is directing. At one point she agrees to sit in as Audrey for dress rehearsal and has a rough phone conversation with her own ex right before going on.

That’s the setup to this scene, which finds Slate in emotional turmoil as she takes the stage. The song’s lyrics hit a nerve and she gets increasingly into the performance as it helps her process her feelings.

Slate is so funny and so poignant here, often at the same time, delivering an unexpectedly moving moment in an otherwise run-of-the-mill streaming romcom.