**THE WACPINE OF ‘BAD MOMS'**

WRITING: 4
ATMOSPHERE: 5
CHARACTERS: 7
PRODUCTION: 6
INTRIGUE: 3
NOVELTY: 3
ENJOYMENT: 4

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**The Good:**

Christina Applegate makes for a pretty nasty and unlikable enemy for Amy, while Kristen Bell fits the role of the awkward and slightly slow-minded friend fairly well. Kathryn Hahn is the big winner though, fully embracing her harsh bad chick persona in a deliciously ravishing performance.

Amy, Kiki and Carla form a pretty well-oiled trio, and despite their stereotypical characters they complete each other well.

There's something oddly fascinating about Oona Laurence and her performance here. I don't usually find child actors very good, but Laurence shines in most of her scenes.

I kind of like the soundtrack. It fits the rebellious lifestyle the mothers adopt and supports the events of the film appropriately.

Amy's speech at the end is sufficiently inspirational and the only moment in the film I felt had a strong comedic vibe.

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**The Bad:**

Mila Kunis is no acting master, and Bad Moms doesn't prove the opposite. Her dramatic acting is fine but the comedic acting is not very good.

A lot of the comedy was dated already when the film came out. Why all this slapstick and all these poop and sex jokes?

Sadly, the plot takes a generic comedy set-up, makes the male leads female instead and doesn't do much else innovative with its premise. Focusing on looser mothers "going bad" and endlessly bashing on incompetent fathers doesn't make this film funny or its attempts at social commentary successful.

The script sees our main trio talk about penises, drink loads of alcohol, and behave like teenage girls. That goes on forever and in the midst of all that the plot just disappears somewhere. What little remains is very childish, which only makes the actors involved look awkwardly bad.

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**The Ugly:**

I'd much rather watch that Gravity rip-off the moms were watching in the cinema.

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**WACPINE RATING: 4.57 / 10 = 2.5 stars**

**Moms don't quit! Quitting's for dads!**

It was more like a middle aged women's version of 'How to be Single'. So most of the younger audience won't get it, as well as the older people, because of the generation gap. I enjoyed it, but you know this is nothing close to any classic on the similar theme, just a decent entertainer though. From the director of '21 & Over', about the three moms whose children are in the high school, but it depicts those moms struggles over maintain the order in their professional and personal life.

Mila Kunis' character is the centre of the story, but I liked Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn as well. Basically, these three ruled the narration. Some of the comedies were good, though there are too much of sexual references in that. Not good as 'How to be Single', but definitely better than both the 'Bad Neighbours' films.

It got a mixed response, but a box office hit. Most of the story is predictable, though decently developed all the scenes by keeping them simple. I mean cliché wise, but at some parts it gets loud and out of control. So make sure you are not watching for any inspiration, but the middle aged people feel more familiar with this than anybody else. Therefore, I think they're the target audience, and mostly the women.

_6/10_

I found 'Bad Moms' entertaining.

Mila Kunis carries it I must say, without her I think I'd be rating this a fair chunk lower. She is amusing and keeps the film chugging along, helped by the pacing and music which also move the film along nicely. There is a good amount of gags, I certainly enjoyed watching it.

Away from Kunis (Amy), you have a whole host of recognizable faces. Kristen Bell (Kiki) and Kathryn Hahn (Agath..sorry, Carla) are pleasant in their respective roles, Hahn is borderline irritating but I'd say she sticks to the right side just about. Christina Applegate (Gwendolyn) and Jada Pinkett Smith (Stacy) also feature, as does Wendell Pierce (Daryl). Shoutout, also, to 'The Walking Dead' alum Ann Mahoney.

There are also sweet end credit scenes. It's a lot better than 2017's 'Fun Mom Dinner' too, no doubt about it. Interested to watch the sequel.