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My review: funny and fun!

posted 7 years ago by [deleted]
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I just got home from seeing Life of the Party at Landmark Cinemas. It was a lot of fun. The movie stars Melissa McCarthy as a middle aged wife and mother whose husband suddenly leaves her. She decides to go back to college and attends the same school as her daughter. Wacky shenanigans ensue. McCarthy does a great job here and the rest of the cast, including Gillian Jacobs, Debby Ryan, Maya Rudolph, and Julie Bowen, all have a lot of fun with their roles. The film was directed by McCarthy's real life hub, Ben Falcone, and I think is by far his best film. There are a lot of genuine laugh out loud moments and some nice, sweet moments too. If you are looking for an enjoyable, funny comedy, I would recommend Life of the Party. My rating is 8/10.

[–] leader (1961) 7 years ago

That sounds so amazing.
I am very excited to see this movie.
How does it end?

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

It is better if you don't know how it ends. I don't want to give too much away.

[–] leader (1961) 7 years ago

I respect your choice.

[–] gcarras (2770) 6 years ago

I've seen and loved it several times (the dauaghter's very cute).

[–] BrentLovesMovies (173) 7 years ago

I just got in from the theater myself...

It was somewhat typical, but it was endearing... I Liked it overall.

[–] TJLamb0518 (3316) 6 years ago

I was formulaic to be sure.....but hey, it's a good formula.

I'd give it a C+/B -

[–] Xcalat3 (3748) 6 years ago

Not that funny imo but it had its moment its nothing great or original but not as terrible as some reviews make it sound.

[–] Stratego (30509) 2 years ago

It was horrible.

[–] Kennedy (110) 2 years ago

Yeah quite fresh for a college comedy like this. I like that they didn't chicken out and she really banged the 20 yo college student.