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A Bad Moms Christmas
2017 104 min United States of America, China R 18+
★5.4
Comedy
Director: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
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Description
Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn’t hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers.
Budget:
$28M
US Gross:
$72.11M
Worldwide:
$130.56M
Starring
Mila Kunis
Actor
Kristen Bell
Actor
Kathryn Hahn
Actor
Awards
Razzie Awards 2018
— Worst Supporting Actress
Key opinion
A Bad Moms Christmas is widely viewed as a formulaic and unnecessary sequel that fails to capture the charm of its predecessor. While some viewers enjoy the festive atmosphere and specific lead performances, the general consensus is that the film relies on excessive vulgarity and clichéd mother-daughter conflicts.
| Originality | The film fails to live up to the standard of the first installment, functioning as a repetitive and strictly commercial project. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay relies on tired "parents and children" tropes and forced moralizing that makes the narrative feel predictable and disjointed. | |
| Acting | The addition of the mothers as characters results in caricatures rather than meaningful developments, making the ensemble cast feel underutilized. | |
| Humor | The humor is polarizing, with some finding the slapstick and raunchy gags entertaining, while others dismiss them as vulgar, cheap, and lacking wit. |