The Boss, the newest film from Melissa McCarthy, focuses on a riches to rag story. Michelle Darnell (McCarthy) is wealthy entrepreneur that would rather be at the top of the business world than let anybody emotional get close to her. When she is arrested and jailed for insider trading, she's left with no money and no friends. She is left to live with her former assistant Claire (Kristen Bell) while she gets back on her feet. Michelle comes up with a way to make it back to the top, which invovles Claire and her daughter Rachel (Ella Anderson). Will she avoid the same mistakes she made before or be doomed to repeat it? This is the question that the movie puts out there for the audience. The Boss is a movie that goes all the way with in your face laughs but not with character development. The main character has a backstory (as you see in the first five minutes of the movie) but it never gives more so you could root for her. The only character that is fully developed is Claire. The movie isn't consistently funny and, while there were big laughs, the jokes are hit and miss. The movie could have been a better movie if there was more development for Michelle's character or told the story from Claire's point of view. The movie also stars Kathy Bates and Peter Dinklage.
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
