![]() Claire’s function is to facilitate Michelle’s transformation into a woman who appreciates the importance of family, which McCarthy might have envisioned as an evolution for her persona. Miscast Kristen BellĪfter Michelle serves a few months in the slammer for business improprieties, she emerges penniless and ends up on the doorstep of Claire, who is both her executive assistant and one of the primary reasons The Boss doesn’t work.Ĭlaire is played by Kristen Bell, a pleasant enough actress who doesn’t give Melissa McCarthy what she needs most: Someone strong to play off. McCarthy’s character in The Boss is one she developed during her pre-fame days in The Groundlings, which is where it should have stayed. Their script, also co-written by Groundlings buddy Steve Mallory, is a weak-sauce collection of predictable story beats, au courant vulgarity, and unearned sentiment that is not a sturdy enough foundation atop which the star can shine. Such is not the case and what’s even more bizarre, Tammy and The Boss were co-written by McCarthy, which means even she may not be the best judge of material for herself. You’d think Falcone would know exactly what makes his wife so outrageously funny and could tailor the material to fit that criterion. Too bad they’re actually married, which surely means more Falcone-directed McCarthy comedies in the future, lest the delicate balance of a Hollywood marriage be upset. The first was Tammy which, by all objective accounts, should put Falcone on her career no-fly list. The Boss is McCarthy’s second film directed by Ben Falcone. (McCarthy even earned a well-deserved Best Supporting Actress Oscar nod for Bridesmaids.) ![]() Add her physicality, ad-lib abilities, and razor-sharp timing and you’ve got two films that were among the funniest of their respective years. ![]() One can imagine Bridesmaids and Spy being perfectly fine comedies had someone been cast other than McCarthy. However, after the limp comedies Tammy and now The Boss, there is something else not in dispute: Melissa McCarthy is funny only with certain filmmakers and with scripts that would work even without the benefit of her gifts. At this point no one would dispute that Melissa McCarthy is one of the funniest people on the planet. ![]()
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