Keke Palmer, SZA and Issa Rae want viewers to reflect on who their ride-or-die friends are after watching their latest comedy, One of Them Days. The film follows two friends doing everything they can to pay their rent by the end of the day.

Owen Gleiberman of Variety calls One of Them Days “a winning throwback to the kind of day-in-the-hood comedy they used to make in the ’90s,” in the same vein as Friday. The screenplay has a “screwball recklessness,” the critic writes, with Keke Palmer commanding the screen and SZA sizzling in her debut. Gleiberman continues:

Two friends race to avoid eviction in this comedy directed by Lawrence Lamont and co-starring Vanessa Bell Calloway, Lil Rel Howery, Katt Williams, Janelle James and Maude Apatow.

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 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

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