Rating of
1/4
Kristen Bell wonders "WTF" alout at 1 point. Hint?
Indyfreak - wrote on 01/19/17
Well as bad as Ghostbusters was, it is the better Melissa McCarthy movie released in 2016. I guess that's something. The Boss does feature the better performance out of McCarthy strangely enough. Her role as disgraced and devious businesswoman Michelle Darnell is already a funny character but on paper, I'm sure she sounds hilarious. McCarthy ends up the best thing about the movie which makes it more disappointing that it's not that funny.
I did chuckle a few times but it's too scattershot for its own good. Is it a satire on big business? Is it meant to be a family movie despite the R rated language and humor? Is it supposed to be heartwarming or mean-spirited? Hard to tell. The cast includes a lot of funny people like Kristen Bell, Kathy Bates, Kristen Schaal, and Peter Dinklage as the bad guy (next best thing about this movie).
With a tighter script and less uneven tone, The Boss could have been another hit for Melissa McCarthy like SPY. Unfortunately, it's even worse than Ghostbusters which is a real shame.
