The Boss (2016)
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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.
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Cast
as Michelle Darnell
as Claire
as Renault
as Sandy
as Ida Marquette
as Moisa
as Dana Dandridge
as Sister Aluminata
as Mike
as Rachel
as Stephan
as Jan Keller
as Chrystal
as Mariana
as Helen
as Hannah
as Marty
as Bryce Crean
as SEC Agent Fields
as Guard Kenny
as Tito
as Boss
as Helicopter Pilot Phil
as Cammy
as Prison Guard
as Ping
as Kid
as Carl
as Building Security Guard
as as Herself
as 5-Year-Old Michelle
as 10-Year-Old Michelle
as 15-Year-Old Michelle
as Waiter
as Himself
as Darnell Dancer
as Darnell Dancer
as Darlings at Fight
as Darlings at Fight
as Darnell Dancer
as 1975 Mom
as Darnell Dancer
as Darnell Dancer
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Critic Reviews for The Boss
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The Boss is sketch comedy, with none of the lines colored in.
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.
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. The latest refutation of my belief is The Boss.
Audience Reviews for The Boss
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.
Super Reviewer
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.
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The Boss Quotes
| Tito: | Congratulations on your balls, Claire! |
| Michelle Darnell: | We are going to start a brownie empire. |
| Michelle Darnell: | Huh. Look at that, a bed in a sofa. |
| Michelle Darnell: | You have a child. Was that through intercourse? I picture you with an a-sexual vibe. |