The Worst Film Ever

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Fresh and Exciting

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Didn't even laugh once, plus the final scene when they get the company back is ridiculous. It's disappointing as you expect it to be funny but they litterly have shown all the"funny scenes" in the trailer

Melissa McCarthy stars in "The Boss" from 2016, also starring Kristen Bell and Peter Dinklage.McCarthy plays a tycoon businesswoman Michelle Darnell, who loses everything when she's found guilty of insider trading and goes to prison. When she is released, she has nowhere to go, so she hits up her ex-assistant Claire (Bell) for a place to stay. Claire has a young daughter, Rachel, and Claire asks Michelle to take her to a Young Dandelions meeting - the Young Dandelions are similar to the girl scouts. There, she gets the idea to recruit some of the Dandelions and go into business selling Claire's fabulous brownies. It takes off, with Claire as 50% partner. But an ex-boyfriend and enemy (Dinklage) is anxious to ruin Michelle yet again.I have no problem with swearing, no problem with sex, but if there's one thing I have no tolerance for is vulgarity. And the humor here is vulgar and geared to the lowest common denominator. Why someone as talented as Melissa McCarthy does this type of film is beyond me. She's better than this - either she or Hollywood don't think so. Is it because she's overweight? If so it's even more insulting.I'm a huge fan of Kristen Bell's and wish this had been a better role for her.There were some funny slapstick scenes and the premise was good, as was the cast, but the script was bad. And tasteless.

If you think that seeing someone playing a nasty, abrasive, selfish jerk who curses non-stop...then this film is for you. As for me, I think the film was missing something most comedies have...a reason to care about the leading character.Melissa McCarthy plays Michelle Darnell, a self-help guru who treats everyone around her like dirt. She's amassed a huge fortune by lecturing, selling books and more....much like a foul-mouthed version of Tony Robbins. However, when she's convicted of insider trading, she's sent to prison. While the sentence isn't very long, when she leaves she learns that pretty much everything she owned has been confiscated. So, she moves in with her old assistant, Claire (Kristen Bell), though there is no conceivable reason why Claire would have anything to do with her...as she's completely repellent and awful and has learned nothing from her ordeal. She's also a god-awful influence on Claire's daughter. What's next and, more importantly, who cares?!If the notion of seeing McCarthy play a god-awful character who constantly curses and acts vulgar, then this film is for you. Some vulgarity can be funny (such as in "Step Brothers")...constant vulgarity and nastiness simply makes you wonder "what were these people thinking???!!!". I thought it was all way over the top and nothing like her sweet film "Spy". I liked "Spy" and liked McCarthy's character. But with "Boss", I found her and her character very easy to hate. The film is occasionally funny...but not enough to make it possible to overlook McCarthy as Michelle. In fact, after a while I tired of all this and just turned it off and found something better...it was nearly over but I just didn't care.

Melissa McCarthy strikes again – this time at a rival troupe of juvenile sweets peddlers known as the Dandelions. The Boss was laugh out loud hilarious, but also heartfelt. The bizarre cast of characters in this film provided for some absurd and funny moments, but the best scenes were between Darnell and her newest protégé – the young Rachel, who quickly became like family to the money hungry Darnell. McCarthy always excels at physical comedy, but it was her character's confidence and quick wit that carried the film. Overall, I simply loved this film.