Review of Bad Moms Full Movie: The citizens injured in the process, however, leading to demands for handwringing Avengers HQ. "People have died," said cap. "I will take it." Litany accumulating mess faster detail: New York-Washington, DC (Winter Soldier), the inhabitants of the fictional Eastern European Segovia (Age of Ultram), and time of Lagos in an effort to make good everywhere Avengers, who eventually leaving a trail of destruction. With this background, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Thaddeus Ross proposes that the Avengers are subject to supervision by the UN.

Bad Moms is just another average American comedy. Just so I clear this off my mind, annoyingly the American title remains for the UK release. Honestly, "Bad Mums" would've sufficed surely? I understand why (because the mothers are American) but still! Maybe it's just my OCD playing a part. Anyway, for this comedy we follow a few "moms" who are sick and tired of doing everything...and so they choose to rebel. So now you're asking: how do "moms" rebel? Well, they go partying trying to get laid and wreak havoc in slow motion within a supermarket to the background music of pounding pop/dance songs. I could easily go down the whole "this is completely anti-male" route...but let's take this with a pinch of salt and just enjoy it. As you all know, American comedies don't stick with me.
Fortunately, this is actually above average and that's majorly down to the cast. Mila Kunis was great, she had charisma and screen presence. Christina Applegate is always a delight, even if she's the antagonist but the standout is Kathryn Hahn who's vulgarity and crudeness just gets results. Hear me out...I laughed twice because of her. Me laughing twice is like Christmas coming early, it doesn't happen often. Oh, Jada Pinkett Smith should not be on the front cover, she has like 5 lines of dialogue. Underused.

Some of the jokes felt fresh but the majority of them were repeated from other films. Particularly the bra scene which was copying last year's The Boss...why on earth would you want to copy that I do not know. The story was functional, the basis of it revolved around a PTA election...I enjoyed it, nothing too memorable though. I guess in the back of my mind...I find the whole concept silly. If I was under that amount of stress (God knows I have been), I would just talk to someone...I wouldn't rebel. You don't see me starring in a film called "Bad Employees". My reviews for comedies always seem harsh, but honestly I was entertained and found it to be enjoyable enough to warrant another viewing in the future.
Amy is a hard-working mom. Between caring for her two children, shuttling them to activities and having to pick up the slack for her lazy husband, she works at a company filled with millennials who have no work ethic or clue about her life. Even more unproductive is all the nonsense she has to endure just to be a "good mom". In particular, PTA meetings and other PTA functions. This leaves her no time for relaxation or just to be herself. One day she rebels against the system and decides to let go, ditching all the unnecessary bs in her life. This gains her some friends among the other moms - two in particular, Carla and Kiki - but pits her against the President of the PTA, Gwendolyn James, who is a nasty piece of work.

Good comedy - funny, irreverent and subversive. While not a parent myself, I imagine it shows well all the nonsense parents have to put up with. This is especially the case in terms of what makes for a good parent and all the judgemental types that seem to think they know better about what's good for your kids and life than you. Bound to offend the uptight, humourless and judgemental, which makes it even better. Good performances by the main cast - Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn and Christina Applegate. Hahn gets the best lines.
On the negative side, having struck upon a great comedic and social theme, the writers then try to shoehorn in some sentimentality. This feels out of place and runs contrary to the themes the comedy was espousing. Moreover, it is fairly empty and ruins the momentum of the movie. A straight comedy would have been even better. Overall: a bit uneven but generally good fun.
If you are looking to watch "Bad Moms", you first need to know what you're getting yourself into - this is a movie specifically targeted at one audience. Moms. While a lot of the jokes in this movie were funny to me, I felt it would have been a more enjoyable experience if I were a mother, so that I could relate more to the jokes. Still though, the performances from all three of the leading actresses; Mila Kunis (Amy Mitchell), Kristen Bell (Kiki), and Kathryn Hahn (Carla Dunkler) were great, I found all three of them to be hilarious, and provided the majority of the humour in this movie. Without them, this movie would have sunk hard, so I'm glad all three of them ha standout performances. The overall plot is kinda dry, not much happens that is unpredictable, and because of that, the jokes needed to be unreal to carry this movie to the top, and they just weren't. At first glance, "Bad Moms" is what you expect from it, a comedy that isn't going to be a classic comedy film to look back on, but one that you can enjoy throughout the entire run time, and is worth watching if you're bored.
Predictable and formulaic, Bad Moms is a raunchy R-rated comedy ride which provided proper, but ultimately forgettable entertainment. Driven by its solid cast, this female-driven story overcomes its obvious plot issues and delivers sufficient moments of behaviour-related humour to the audience. The movie is centred on three women from different backgrounds who are just about to change their lives, each in her own way. Amy (Mila Kunis), Kiki (Kristen Bell) and Karla (Kathryn Hahn) become the most unusual trio of friends which decided to change their lives for something better. Cheesy and at some points too romantic, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore's movie is rude, wild and at points weird when it comes to observing these ladies starring in R-rated jokes and gags.
The chemistry between them is terrific and you there are some moments which will definitely make you laugh (or at least smile). Unfortunately, this is not enough for Bad Moms to escape from the clichés of this genre and this becomes more visible towards the second part of the movie. Luckily the fun level is maintained so the entertainment is guaranteed, but the best example of how sloppy and forgettable the story is, is the fact that a month after seeing the movie, you will not remember what it was about. In conclusion, Bad Moms is definitely refreshingly funny R-rated and female-driven comedy, which has the power to entertain, but unfortunately this power is short-lived due to the generally formulaic and poor story. If you are looking for a movie to kill an hour or two while having some fun then, Bad Moms is a good option. If you, however, want to watch a comedy that has a more meaningful story, this is not your movie.
A film that advertises itself as an empowerment movie for women, but ultimately results in another raunchy, meaningless comedy. In this new comedy from the grateful husbands and devoted fathers who wrote The Hangover, Amy has a seemingly perfect life--a great marriage, over-achieving kids, beautiful home and a career. However she's over-worked, over-committed and exhausted to the point that she's about to snap. Fed up, she joins forces with two other over-stressed moms on a quest to liberate themselves from conventional responsibilities--going on a wild, un-mom-like binge of long overdue freedom, fun and self-indulgence--putting them on a collision course with PTA Queen Bee Gwendolyn and her clique of devoted perfect moms.
I'm not really sure why I watched this movie. It was late at night, I was bored, but I figured, why not? I'm not saying this movie was all bad. I thought the acting was good and Mila Kunis did a great job as the lead character. I feel like Mila Kunis isn't going to have a diverse resume of film roles by the end of her career, but I enjoy watching her act on screen and she did a great job. Everyone else in the movie was a real mixed bag for me, especially Kathryn Hahn (cheers to cliche characters and annoying ones at that).
The screenplay was also a mixed bag. I think they were trying to go for a bigger, more broader, feel-good message, but it ended up being really cliche and stereotypical. Nothing about this film was new and in fact, it followed every classic Hollywood trope out there. The story just wasn't that interesting or unique. I think it had a few things here and there but the writers just didn't know what they were working with.
The comedy didn't really make me laugh. In all honesty, there will be some relatable parts in here for Moms, but there is also a lot of raunchy humor. I don't comprehend it because in all honesty, raunchy humor doesn't amuse people 90% of the time. Again, the movie has some okay moments but it's nothing special. In then end, "Bad Moms" is OK for what it is, but that's not saying much. This is the kind of movie you'd pick up on an ambient, quiet weekday night.
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