Melissa
McCarthy’s previous movie, Spy (2015),
was very funny and interesting to watch. Here, however, we see her playing a
hard, emotionless, selfish, and completely unempathetic character. Altogether,
the movie was a waste of my time. I didn’t laugh once, nor did I find her or
her co-stars funny. The writers only succeeded in keeping me in anticipation
and then let me down hard.
In summary, the
movie’s plot revolves around how she comes back from a financial downfall
caused by her pride. Keep in mind, this is a movie, not a biography—but still,
a comeback based on selling Girl Scout cookies? Who wrote that?
The Boss is
anything but good. What I saw on screen sent a clear message: “Having Melissa
McCarthy in your film is not a guarantee of critical or commercial success.”
I feel many of
today’s comedians are over-celebrated, like Kevin Hart and his movie Ride Along 2 (2016). Under no circumstances should such a movie have been made,
but it was, because producers believe in the brand power of Hart. Similarly,
this movie was made because of McCarthy’s brand power as a comedian who excels
at playing roles depicting a woman in a position she shouldn’t be in. In the
end, she shouldn’t have been in this movie because it’s beneath her. She’s a
funny and talented actress, but this is a bad script with horrible screenplay
and forgettable lines—something she should have skipped.
The Boss tries
to make you laugh but succeeds in making you angry as you watch a plot about
Michelle Darnell (Melissa McCarthy), a woman who grew up being bounced from one
foster home to another. After many rejections, she decides she doesn’t need
anybody or a family to be successful and happy.
She starts
building a career for herself, stepping on people to get to the top. When she
gets there, she does anything to stay there, which lands her in prison and
causes her to lose everything.
When she gets
out and has nowhere to go, she decides to visit her former assistant, Claire
(Kristen Bell). Claire takes her in, and Michelle becomes close to Claire’s
daughter, Rachel. After attending one of Rachel’s Girl Scout cookie meetings,
Michelle comes up with an idea to make a fortune by using kids to sell cookies.
I know it is
meant to be a comedy, but writing a movie about being rich on cookies…?
Please, go see another movie.
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