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InglouriousAndyMay 18, 2016

Ylikes. Melissa McCarthy can only do so much for a movie. This is dreadful, with no wit or cleverness, just a lot of testicle-punching gags. No creativity required.

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BrianMcCriticJul 29, 2016

The Boss is not only unfunny, she's loud obnoxious and just all around unlikeable. Melissa McCarthy has played these loud characters before, but she usually brings heart to them. No heart to be had here. This is almost a bad Happy MadisonThe Boss is not only unfunny, she's loud obnoxious and just all around unlikeable. Melissa McCarthy has played these loud characters before, but she usually brings heart to them. No heart to be had here. This is almost a bad Happy Madison project. D… Expand

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NerdConsultantJun 20, 2016

The Boss is from the same team that brought you Tammy, however, this one is not as bad as that film, but again it really doesn’t raise any laughs whatsoever, except a slightly awkward performance from Peter Dinkcavage who really should knowThe Boss is from the same team that brought you Tammy, however, this one is not as bad as that film, but again it really doesn’t raise any laughs whatsoever, except a slightly awkward performance from Peter Dinkcavage who really should know better than to be in this sort of a film. It’s not very funny, it’s basically another Melissa McCarthy comedy, but not one of the good ones like Spy or The Heat or Bridesmaids, and thankfully I just didn’t care about this film, it was just boring, drab, the jokes weren’t funny, in fact I found a couple of them hugely offensive and I just wanted to be done with it. Avoid this one… Expand

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Fromager123Apr 16, 2016

I seen the movie last night I think it is terrible humour very raunchy ! Normally love Mellissa in movies but there is too much swearing and sick humour to body parts ! I walked out near the end no need for certain parts it could have been soI seen the movie last night I think it is terrible humour very raunchy ! Normally love Mellissa in movies but there is too much swearing and sick humour to body parts ! I walked out near the end no need for certain parts it could have been so much better ! I would never recommend to go see this movie! Totally disgusted with the movie:(… Expand

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ariagnoMay 10, 2016

We were disappointed with Melissa. She is usually very funny. This was just smut and in front of young kids we didn't find it entertaining at all. Her TV show is good she should stick to cleaner humor.

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danielnitesApr 8, 2016

Melissa McCarthy's noble quest to derail the comedy night train might have finally come to fruition with her latest effort The Boss. Helmed by her husband, Ben Falcone and written by both of them with friend Steve Mallory, this deafeninglyMelissa McCarthy's noble quest to derail the comedy night train might have finally come to fruition with her latest effort The Boss. Helmed by her husband, Ben Falcone and written by both of them with friend Steve Mallory, this deafeningly constipated attempt at squeezing the funny from a cinder block lays down the framework for the decline of American comedy while reminding you that comedy without profanity and excess is exactly like a car without wheels.

The films plays out like an never-ending sketch not so dissimilar from Night at the Roxbury. It's the story of the darker side of girl power focusing on McCarthy's character Michelle Darnell, a ruthless high-powered corporate phenomenon who gets pitched thanks to her lover Renault (Peter Dinklage) for insider trading and lands it in the big house. After slumming it in white collar D block, she's released to find her assets seized and her home gone prompting her to shack up with her ex-assistant Claire (Kristen Bell) and her tween daughter Rachel (Ella Anderson).

Now partially-ruthless Michelle sees the opportunity to hatch a business scheme selling cookies using Claire's brownie baking skills after observing group of Girl Scouts partaking in a similar venture at Rachel's school. To make the story tumble forward, Michelle's new business "Darnell's Dandelions" is a booming success which, as expected, creates a bitter rivalry between the two groups. This is where the funny is suppose to happen as Michelle uses her R-rated super-gag arsenal to physically and emotionally incapacitate the competition and its many soccer moms. Backhanding minors and colorfully drawn F-bomb are only the tip of the iceberg. Towards the end, Renault pops in to proclaim his undying love for a Michelle incapable of completing her character arc, culminating with an out-of-left-field swordfight on a rooftop.

The Boss screams self-approval and aggrandizement at the top of its battered lungs as its excessively callous material points to clear differences between comedy brewed in one's basement and one vetted by thoughtful studio heads and established co-writers. As it throws vulgar buffoonery, dredged up from its bottomless cesspool, right past you, praying anything will stick, it will either having you wondering what you could've done with the money spent to get in or reminisce about your worse hangover yet.

If raw slapstick or overly physical humor is your thing, by all means. If not, price of admission pays for a month's Netflix and a 4 for 4 at Wendy's: dinner and at least 50 movies.

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coloradosnowmanApr 12, 2016

Almost as bad as Paul Blart. It's THAT bad. What few funny parts were in the movie were in the trailer. McCarthy works fine as a supporting actress in other movies, but has no chops as a lead.

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GreatMartinApr 9, 2016

From the very first time I saw Melissa McCarthy on television in the series "The Gilmore Girls" playing Sookie I became a big fan of hers and continued to watch her in her "Mike and Molly" series. I was looking forward to her in movies when IFrom the very first time I saw Melissa McCarthy on television in the series "The Gilmore Girls" playing Sookie I became a big fan of hers and continued to watch her in her "Mike and Molly" series. I was looking forward to her in movies when I would spot her in supporting roles and I was thrilled with her breakthrough role in "Bridesmaids" though I saw something I didn't like that was becoming trendy among female comic actresses in movies.

There is no denying the true comic timing she has plus her ability to get into physical humor like very few male or female comics can. (I sometimes worry about what the results of all this will be on her body when she gets older.) She is fun to watch whether standing still and giving a look or gets as aggressive as any human being can be without thought to what can happen to them.

Little by little though she was doing what other comic actresses were doing in films with using foul gestures and words as if to say "We can be as gross, uncouth, vulgar and low down as male movie comic stars can be." Am I a prude? I don't think so but to hear a woman using the F word over and over among other street words, telling genitalia jokes, groping men and women, vomiting up profanity continuously quickly runs thin and is no longer funny but makes you shake your head asking why did she get into this.

With McCarthy's talent is it very easy for her to rise above the material but when she is working with a screenplay below her strengths it all seems to be a string of foul abrasive lines thown out to garner a laugh but it doesn't.

Melissa McCarthy can be a funny subtle actress as she proved in "The Gilmore Girls" and did fine work in a supporting role in 'St. Vincent" but, and I am probably in a minority here, she is losing me as a fan trying to show how much lower she can get than any man in the business.

"The Boss" was directed by her husband Ben Falcone and co-written by Falcone, McCarthy and Steve Mallory. It was produced by her, her husband, and why am I not surprised, Will Ferrell among others.

McCarthy is a strong actress, a comic with extraordinary timing, and physical ability to throw herself into a set-up, but she needs people to push her to higher heights that her ability to go shines through at moments instead of sustaining a whole film. There is a brief cameo by Kathy Bates, who shows she can talk as 'dirty' as anyone, that makes you want to see them co-star and battle each other in a film for 90 minutes instead of 4 minutes.

I really have no desire to see any more McCarthy films if they continue on this track and I don't recommend "The Boss".

P.S. I understand McCarthy is returing in her role of Sookie to the new "The Gilmore Girls" remake!… Expand

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chrisvbAug 11, 2016

The problem with basing your movie completely on the talents of one person is that when that person isn't funny, neither is your movie. This movie proves that point.

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EludiumQ36Sep 24, 2016

First, I'm a guy (XY) and the demographic for this film is definitely XX. I endured half the 100-mins of the film before enough was enough. Also, Melissa goes through every scene of the film in throat-concealing turtle-necks. WTH is thatFirst, I'm a guy (XY) and the demographic for this film is definitely XX. I endured half the 100-mins of the film before enough was enough. Also, Melissa goes through every scene of the film in throat-concealing turtle-necks. WTH is that about?! Is she hiding surgery or just her flabbiness?… Expand

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TVJerryApr 18, 2016

Melissa McCarthy can be very funny, but when she's allowed free reign, her rants often become tedious. That's pretty much sums up this film (co-written with her husband), which has her barreling thru the plot and characters with lots ofMelissa McCarthy can be very funny, but when she's allowed free reign, her rants often become tedious. That's pretty much sums up this film (co-written with her husband), which has her barreling thru the plot and characters with lots of mean-spirited comments and cruel behavior. She plays a pompous successful businesswomen who loses it all, goes to jail, then tries to rebuild her life (with the help of her former assistant, played with no humor by Kristin Bell). While there are attempts to make her sympathetic and give the movie heart, those are as transparent and predictable as the entire plot. I'd be willing to forgive McCarthy for all her nastiness if she made me laff, but this film tries too hard to be outrageous and ends up just trying too hard. (And that high-neck look just gets weird). Stay thru the credits for even more unfunny moments.… Expand

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LeZeeJul 24, 2016

Use on opportunity, build an empire and be the boss!

I always liked Melissa McCarthy films when others said they were very bad, but this time it is totally different. I won't blame her, she always gives her one hundred per cent and so forUse on opportunity, build an empire and be the boss!

I always liked Melissa McCarthy films when others said they were very bad, but this time it is totally different. I won't blame her, she always gives her one hundred per cent and so for this film. But it was the terrible script that let her down. Actually, it is a watchable film, because of her, but without her completely unimaginable. The trailer looked much better than the film. It is a comedy, but the laughs are too far, not even a little smile in your face easy to obtain.

So it seems there are plenty of negatives about it than the good. I watched it to prove the people are wrong about it, but in the end I was wrong. This is the second time the director and McCarthy together for a film who are the real life couple. But I liked 'Tammy' better, not this one and there will be one more film that I hope they would come up with much more interesting than these two.

She is not a solo type star, her films are always the multistarrer. So whenever I hear about her new films, I get curious about her new partner. Kristen Bell was not bad, even Peter Dinklage have given a nice performance. So The casting was good, but they all did not get the good script or the role. I did not enjoy it means not that I won't recommend it. It did not work for me, but it might to you, so I advise be carefully while choosing it.

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Kev5683Jul 17, 2016

I absolutely love Melissa McCarthy especially when she is at her best like in "The Spy". But this movie is just awful, it starts out cute and somewhat funny, but then very quickly goes downhill after that. I hope in the future she picks orI absolutely love Melissa McCarthy especially when she is at her best like in "The Spy". But this movie is just awful, it starts out cute and somewhat funny, but then very quickly goes downhill after that. I hope in the future she picks or creates much better projects for herself to act in, so we can continue to see her playing characters much more deserving of her talent then Michelle Darnell.… Expand

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ColdcatJul 9, 2016

What a terrible movie, Not once did I laugh nor did the rest of the crowd with me. Melissa McCarthy needs a reality check. Her films just are not funny.

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KaptenVideoDec 8, 2016

Talky but lifeless and charmless "comedy" about self-made business mogul (Melissa McCarthy) who goes to jail for insider trading and then bounces back, creating a cookie empire with former employee (Kristen Bell).

The best that can be saidTalky but lifeless and charmless "comedy" about self-made business mogul (Melissa McCarthy) who goes to jail for insider trading and then bounces back, creating a cookie empire with former employee (Kristen Bell).

The best that can be said about this misfire is that they try different things – buddy comedy, a colorful person story, inspirational girl power story with swearing, later even some rom-com and action.

But nothing, even potentially the funniest parts like girlfight or comparing **** is developed far enough to have a real impact.

You may laugh a couple of times but the result really is a weak, talky series of sketches that never pay off, or should not continue for 100 minutes... but it sadly does.

What's worse, the characters are super bland (even Peter Dinklage and Kathy Bates are wasted) and the central heroine is as soulless and kind of zombified as the whole experience feels.

Still not convinced that Melissa McCarthy can carry a movie. There's no single point that she really makes this role her own, instead of weakly impersonating Danny McBride and Vince Vaughn in their most boring movies.

Thanks to the McCarthy's current star power and marketing it as a straight comedy, it managed to get 80 mil USD from cinemas. Way more than it deserves!

Considering that McCarthy is also one of the screenwriters, and her husband Ben Falcone director and also one of the writers, it's surprising how they can't play to leading lady's strengths.

Comparing to other recent big-name comedies, it's as useless as "Zoolander 2" and "Anchorman 2".… Expand

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