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The Boss
2016 91 min United States of America R 16+
★4.9
Comedy
Director: Ben Falcone
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Description
A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.
Budget:
$29M
US Gross:
$63.29M
Worldwide:
$78.84M
Starring
Melissa McCarthy
Actor
Kristen Bell
Actor
Peter Dinklage
Actor
Awards
3 nominations total
Key opinion
The Boss is widely criticized for its weak, predictable screenplay and reliance on crude, low-brow humor. While Melissa McCarthy's committed performance remains a watchable highlight for some, the film is generally regarded as an unoriginal and hollow comedy.
| Screenplay | The screenplay is consistently described as shallow, lacking substance, and reliant on stale, predictable plot beats. | |
| Humor | The humor is characterized by crude, vulgar, and toilet-based jokes that frequently fail to land. | |
| Acting | Melissa McCarthy is praised for her energetic and watchable performance, even though many critics feel she is hampered by the poor material. | |
| Emotion | Critics are divided on the film's overall effectiveness; some find it a mindless but pleasant, non-pretentious watch, while others dismiss it as an entirely pointless and tiresome production. |