The Boss
Melissa McCarthy is a titan of industry sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading in this comedy from the director of Tammy. She emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, but those she screwed over are not so quick to forgive. Co-stars Peter Dinklage, Kristen Bell and Kathy Bates.
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressMcCarthy coaxes forth just about every laugh and stray chuckle that could possibly have been extracted from the material.
Time Out
pressMcCarthy can't save a comedy that wastes her gifts on a clichéd story of belated conscience.
The Washington Post
pressMcCarthy is capable of much more than she’s allowing herself to do here.
The New York Times
pressSometimes it's pleasurable enough just watching the most unlikely American comedy star since Bill Murray slip into a groove.
The Guardian
pressMany of The Boss’s troubles stem from its constant, unpredictable shifts in tone.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIts paper-thin characterizations, hackneyed plotting and overdependence on viciously profane humor put this effort more in the minor league of Tammy...
Variety
pressMcCarthy coaxes forth just about every laugh and stray chuckle that could possibly have been extracted from the material.
Time Out
pressMcCarthy can't save a comedy that wastes her gifts on a clichéd story of belated conscience.
The Washington Post
pressMcCarthy is capable of much more than she’s allowing herself to do here.
The New York Times
pressSometimes it's pleasurable enough just watching the most unlikely American comedy star since Bill Murray slip into a groove.
The Guardian
pressMany of The Boss’s troubles stem from its constant, unpredictable shifts in tone.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIts paper-thin characterizations, hackneyed plotting and overdependence on viciously profane humor put this effort more in the minor league of Tammy...
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