It has the requisite low-point moments, but it mysteriously plays them as though they barely matter. But The Boss never finds the sincerity to go with the shrieking.
It mostly follows the pattern, with McCarthy playing another smug trash-talker who hides a lifetime of wounded desperation under her vulgar, unapologetic, hilariously selfish surface. So her new comedy, The Boss, feels like a significant and regrettable break with tradition. No matter how hyper and vulgar the comedy beats became, she always managed to inject some touching pathos and humanity into her characters, at least for a few minutes at a time. McCarthy has always used those moments to remind her fans that she has dramatic talents, as well as comedic ones. And like clockwork, at least once per movie, those characters hit a low point where they lay their vulnerabilities bare. But they all have sweet, soft secret hearts. Her movie characters are brash loudmouths, squalling and swearing to fend off their loneliness and regret. I will do absolutely anything you want in this film, as long as there's one scene where I actually get to act." For the past five years, the films she's headlined - Identity Thief, The Heat, Tammy, and Spy - have piled on the pratfalls and fat jokes.
Ever since 2011's Bridesmaids, Melissa McCarthy's films have played as though she walked into the studio before shooting began and told the producers, "Here's the deal.
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