Bad Moms (2016)

Genre: Comedy

Directed by: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore

Cast: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christina Applegate

Running time: 100 minutes

Amy Mitchell is an overworked and overstressed mother of two. She is always running to go everywhere and she always ends up late, while her husband takes life easy at his own job and does not take care of anything else. After catching her man having an affair over the Internet, Amy decides to slow down and enjoy life with two newly-found girlfriends. Amy soon finds herself at odds with her own kids and with Gwendolyn, the tyrannical PTA president.

Bad Moms is a fun little comedy that does not take itself seriously. The humor is crass and crude, but, heck, to me, that is a strong point. Women will sure love this story, as almost every man in this story is a lazy fumbling bum. Also, Amy meets a single father she falls in love with, and he is a muscle-bound hunk and a great lover. Isn’t that Hollywood for you? Everything falls into place nearly before the end and everybody ends up getting along.

In spite of the clichés and the lack of nuances, this is very good comedy when you take it for what it is meant to be. The ensemble cast seemed to be having fun together and it really worked on screen. For the entertainment value and the well-written crude dirty humor, I give this one high marks.

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