OMG Melissa McCarthy’s new movie is SPECTACULAR!

thanks for the recommendation op. I will probably watch this this afternoon. It got tepid reviews on AVclub and it was going to put off watching it. I love MM, I think she's very funny (Spy!) but can be hit or miss sometimes.

And I thought I loved the exclamation point...

Is this thread supposed to be a joke? The movie is awful.

R2 - I agree I overused the exclamation point, but this movie is that good.

Definitely her best movie yet, and it was previously “Bridesmaids” for me.

I love McCarthy and Spencer, but this wasn't a great movie. It's ok, but mainly because of the shenanigans of the big bad, played by Bobby Cannavale, how he dealt with his gang.

McCarthy eating raw chicken breast slices (I sure hope that was fake) was plain bizarre and disgusting. Like frat house toilet humor level of disgusting. The sight gag of Jason Bateman as a villain called The Crab got old fast.

It was a weird mixture of feel good frau entertainment (two estranged friends finding their way back together fighting against a dangerous villain) and the aforementioned dude bro humor. For me, it didn't work.

I'm going to admit to peak frau, but I often enjoy Melissa McCarthy movies.

Spy was HILARIOUS. Why she didn't make a sequel to it (frankly, it could be a franchise) boggles the mind.

OP sounds like a PR and the post a job assignment.

Op is a PR and the post a job assignment.

Spy was great. I think I’ll watch it again tonight.

So, it’s not one her dramas? I like those best.

R11 - Lol her dramas are shit. She’s a comedian only. And a damn good one.

[Quote]The gays will love this film!

All gays, some gays, a certain type of gay, 20 gays, or just two gays?

Oh, I totally forgot the cute scene with the religious grandmother. That one was nice.

Probably just the gay making the original post, R13.

I love both ladies, but I could smell the stink of failure on the clip I saw of this movie on the Graham Norton Show from across the Atlantic Ocean. Life's too short to waste watching crap like this.

It doesn’t matter what she does, the chunky black actress costar in this movie (forgive me I can’t remember her name) is amazing. Have loved her since her role in “The Help.” I’ll watch whatever movie she chooses to be a part of.

I really liked it. I enjoyed it more than the usual super hero movies. I also really like movies like Mystery Men etc so this is right up my alley

R17 - Agree Rescue Chick! We need more female-lead superhero movies! Loved it ❤️

It was about friendship not just 'blow shit up/destroy cities'. I liked it, good stuff

Melissa McCartney needs to stop making movies with her husband. Their movies they make together are just godawful.

R20 - the title of that Twitter page is “Cynical Reviews.” Do t believe anything they post. It’s a wonderful movie. Heartwarming, funny, and positive.

R21 - her husband is a very smart Hollywood producer. If anything, he needs to make MORE movies. He’s one of the good guys.

This crapfest only gets a 4.3 on IMDB. It's obviously that bad. Thanks, but no thanks.

I watched it last night. It was meh. The dialog contained a lot of sharp wit and sarcasm, especially with Bateman, but there's something about almost all of Netflix original movies that have that made-for-tv flavor about them where they lack the individual style and quality of cinematic releases.

R24 - never trust critic ratings. Superhero movies are especially more critically reviewed. Give it a chance - it is very entertaining.

Tried to watch. Absolute crap chick film. No gay man is interested in this.

I haven’t seen this movie, but it’s not like anyone should trust an IMDb rating. A perfect film like La Dolce Vita can only muster an 8.0 while the first Lord of the Rings has an 8.8 and the last two Avengers movies each have 8.4s.

r23 = Ben Falcone

Don't listen to any of the bullshit on here. It was pure escapism and really funny. We really enjoyed it.

R32 must be her publicist.

Yes R32 I am her publicist. I would come on Datalounge with a total of about a 150 people who post regularly on this site to promote her movie and pretend to be a member. WOO you caught me. Get real Mary.

r33 if it was p.r. rather than a troll, they'd be blaming gamergate and explaining how the film reveals misogynist racists in the crowd. it's ghostbusters all over again.

Considering how good she was on Gilmore Girls, seeing her film career consist of being gross and childish is really disappointing.

Even in that film where she was a forger....

She does have chemistry with Bateman in the movie. I did like Cannavale running his miscreant gang. Honestly, WW 84 was more painful for me to watch.

There is a correlation between her crappier movies and the ones directed by her husband, unfortunately.

If only it were the good ones that he directed.

I liked it. I thought it was cute