Life of the Party comes with a good concept, but a weak script and cheap gags drag it down. Might have been better after a few more drafts. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review.
Melissa McCarthy stars as a Mom who goes back to college at her daughter's college. Here's my review of LIFE OF THE PARTY! Follow me on the Stardust app for.
Life of the Party movie reviews & Metacritic score: When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna (Melissa McCarthy) turns Sporadic funny moments are nice but do not offset how insulting this whole experience is. Life of the Party is a dump of a film and a waste of time. "Life of the Party," about a forty-something divorcee named Deanna "Dee Rock" Miles who goes back to college alongside her daughter, is the latest The movie's concentrated aura of decency is unusual and welcome (college comedies tend to be far more cruel, dumb and sleazy than this), but you still. The film, starring McCarthy, Molly Gordon, Gillian Jacobs, Jessie Ennis, Adria Arjona, Maya Rudolph, Julie Bowen, Matt Walsh, Debby Ryan, with Stephen Root and Jacki Weaver. 'Life of the Party' Review: Melissa McCarthy's Back-to-School Comedy's a Buzzkill. 'Bridesmaids' star's desperate Mom-goes-to-college Of course, no movie with McCarthy can be a total loss, and Life of the Party has its moments once the script stops making easy jokes about fish-outta-water. Despite McCarthy's presence, Party is a constantly deflating balloon; the longer it drags on the more it feels like a wasted opportunity. Life of the Party unfortunately fails to live up to the bar of Melissa McCarhy's previous movies. While some shows and movies can make this awkward kind of comedy without the presence of punchlines work, Life of the Party did not.
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Melissa McCarthy, center, with Molly Gordon, second from left, in "Life of the Party."Credit. Film Review: 'Life of the Party'. Belly up to the frat bar.
Melissa McCarthy's fun wish-fulfillment comedy about a back-to-school divorcée is as sweet as a With that, the five-star-rated fairy godfather speeds out of the movie, having set the tone for a pleasant adventure about Deanna's re-enrollment in. The latest collaboration between Mellissa McCarthy and director/co-writer/real life husband Ben Falcone. Home » Movies Related » Hollywood Reviews » Life of the Party: Movie Review. Follow us. "Life of the Party" influences its prompt character so warm and adorable and dauntless and through and through powerful that notwithstanding when life thumps her down, we know she'll get ideal move.