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Critics Consensus: Melissa McCarthy remains as fiercely talented as ever, but her efforts aren't enough to prop up the baggy mess of inconsistent gags and tissue-thin writing that brings down The Boss.
Critic Consensus: Melissa McCarthy remains as fiercely talented as ever, but her efforts aren't enough to prop up the baggy mess of inconsistent gags and tissue-thin writing that brings down The Boss.
All Critics (184) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (144)
The Boss is sketch comedy, with none of the lines colored in.
It's quite funny, though not exactly original, and as with Amy Schumer, you can see how McCarthy gets de-fanged by the imperatives of mainstream Hollywood comedy, with its need for sentimental resolutions.
Dinklage is awful as the foppish villain, and aside from one uproarious, ad-libbed riff, McCarthy seems to be on autopilot.
An opportunity to watch a comedic performer at the top of her game revel boldly in her own confident weirdness.
The movie is all too neat a package for McCarthy's exuberantly inventive comic artistry.
Even though The Boss is co-written by McCarthy and her husband, director Ben Falcone (who should know his wife's strengths better), the film often strands its title character in shrill one-note caricature, mostly unchallenged.
Dinklage deserves better. Actually the whole cast deserves better.
[Melissa] McCarthy has an ability to elevate so-so material to a level that allows McCarthy to shine in every scene. It's just difficult to find those who can keep up with her energy.
Rarely do I whip through a review as quickly as this, but there is so little worth mentioning here that I think I'd rather get back to my dessert tray than dwell on this any longer.
"The Boss" forces all its characters on us and doesn't have a direction that justifies any of the events in the film. A disappointing comedy that struggles to keep its story afloat.
McCarthy had been on an upswing with her films, like last year's Spy, but as disgraced business mogul Darnell, she's surprisingly unfunny.
Movies don't need to have sophisticated plots, but they do need to make sense.
Fans of Melissa Mccarthy will enjoy this ridiculous but highly amusing movie!
Super Reviewer
It's almost as if the weight of the entire film rested on lead McCarthy and despite her array of zingers and antics that make for some edgy laughs it becomes an exhausting endeavor even for her shoulders. When stripped of this, the Boss lies naked as another comedy with a forgettable story. There are parts of the premise that set up laughs that stand out (the Girl Scout brawl for one) but despite solid performances from even the supporting cast there are too many thrown-together storytelling elements that inhibit the film from breaking the mold of it's genre.
Pretty lame. A few funny parts, but bloody hell, those turtlenecks! I get the joke, but I wanted to rip them off her every scene.
Beginning with a slight nod to recent headlines involving the over-the-top antics of the rich and famous, this slight riff never rises above skit-on-SNL level, despite the talents of the participants involved. The best bit? An all out girl-on-girl scout gang fight, which alone should justify your time.
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