The Boss
Universal Pictures | Release Date: April 8, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
20
Negative:
14
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerApr 7, 2016
A lazy Melissa McCarthy vehicle that relies on relentless potty-mouth moments. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineEric HendersonApr 7, 2016
The incongruity between Melissa McCarthy's eagerness as a performer and her character's total lack of compassion makes the film somehow both restless and tedious. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzApr 7, 2016
Throughout its last hour it keeps jumping into your lap and demanding love without doing anything to earn it. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsApr 7, 2016
The Boss has zero finesse as a comedy. Read full review
38
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldApr 7, 2016
McCarthy’s trademark blend of chipper likability and treble-voiced rage just isn’t quite enough to carry things through. Read full review
37
Washington PostAnn HornadayApr 7, 2016
Although her charisma is still undeniable, there’s also no denying that McCarthy is capable of much more than she’s allowing herself to do here. There comes a point when every force of nature starts to look just plain forced. Read full review
30
TimeStephanie ZacharekApr 7, 2016
Crude gags mingle with squishy, underdeveloped messages about family and belonging and empowerment. And while self-abasement is part of the comedian’s toolbox, there’s something depressing about watching as a chortling Michelle airs her unmentionable area while spraying herself with self-tanner. McCarthy deserves better than this. She can aim higher. Read full review
30
ScreenCrushMatt SingerApr 6, 2016
It’s a comedy that seems perpetually in search of laughs it almost never finds, as if the filmmakers showed up on the first day of production, looked at the script, and realized they’d forgotten to write any jokes, and then had to scramble to find some on set. Read full review
25
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerApr 8, 2016
I persist in believing that Melissa McCarthy is capable of starring in a movie that not only makes a scads of money but is – you know – good. Read full review
25
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperApr 7, 2016
I wouldn’t be surprised to hear Michelle Darnell was a hilarious onstage comedic creation. On film, she is a flimsy, one-dimensional, tiresome character, surrounded by equally unconvincing and unfunny players. Read full review
25
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 6, 2016
The laughs don’t even land with a thud. In The Boss, they almost never land at all. Read full review
20
TheWrapDan CallahanApr 6, 2016
It isn’t comedy, and it isn’t drama, much less comedy-drama. Read full review
20
The GuardianJordan HoffmanApr 6, 2016
Many of The Boss’s troubles stem from its constant, unpredictable shifts in tone. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsJoe DziemianowiczApr 6, 2016
If they gave out badges for smutty language, this movie would have lots. There’s nothing wrong with that. But filthy doesn’t automatically equal funny. Read full review
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