trailer review
Actress Melissa McCarthy’s cinematic collaborations with her husband, filmmaker Ben Falcone, may not have impressed critics so far but the movies have seen enough financial success to inspire the couple to continue making more comedies together. Their new project is the upcoming Life of the Party, another offering from the duo’s production company, On the Day .
The pair is firmly in charge of this vehicle – the film has been directed by Falcone, written by Falcone and McCarthy, and stars McCarthy in the lead role.
The protagonist is Deanna (McCarthy), a 40-something year old woman in the process of getting a divorce from her husband (Matt Walsh) who has already moved on and shacked up with someone else (Julie Bowen).
Trying to rebuild her life after the end of her 23 year marriage, Deanna realizes she regrets not getting her degree and promptly decides to go back to college, ending up in the same class and school as her daughter (Molly Gordon).
Vowing to have the full college experience, Deanna embraces this opportunity and ends up getting into all kinds of mischief.
McCarthy seems as charming as always in the trailer of the film, and some viewers – particularly women – might relate to her character and appreciate her predicament and decision to reinvent herself. Plus it’s always great to see a project with both a female lead and a strong female presence in the supporting cast – Gillian Jacobs, Maya Rudolph, Jacki Weaver, and Debby Ryan, along with the aforementioned Gordon and Bowen – as well. (One does hope that the focus isn’t on the female rivalries and the comraderies prevail instead.)
But while the movie seems amicable, the trailer of Life of the Party doesn’t given us anything to get particularly excited about. The jokes aren’t very remarkable or memorable. The premise isn’t very inventive and might remind movie buffs of the 1986 comedy Back to School.
Maybe Falcone and McCarthy should consider working with other writers, because from the looks of it, it doesn’t seem likely that Life of the Party will be the next Bridesmaids, which is a pity because we know how effective McCarthy can be when she has a good script to work with.
It may not seem like the most promising film of the summer, but we can still hope that the movie delivers some laughs and amuses viewers. Life of the Party will be in theatres on May 11.
- Sameen Amer
The Express Tribune Blogs - 24th April, 2018 *
The pair is firmly in charge of this vehicle – the film has been directed by Falcone, written by Falcone and McCarthy, and stars McCarthy in the lead role.
The protagonist is Deanna (McCarthy), a 40-something year old woman in the process of getting a divorce from her husband (Matt Walsh) who has already moved on and shacked up with someone else (Julie Bowen).
Trying to rebuild her life after the end of her 23 year marriage, Deanna realizes she regrets not getting her degree and promptly decides to go back to college, ending up in the same class and school as her daughter (Molly Gordon).
Vowing to have the full college experience, Deanna embraces this opportunity and ends up getting into all kinds of mischief.
McCarthy seems as charming as always in the trailer of the film, and some viewers – particularly women – might relate to her character and appreciate her predicament and decision to reinvent herself. Plus it’s always great to see a project with both a female lead and a strong female presence in the supporting cast – Gillian Jacobs, Maya Rudolph, Jacki Weaver, and Debby Ryan, along with the aforementioned Gordon and Bowen – as well. (One does hope that the focus isn’t on the female rivalries and the comraderies prevail instead.)
But while the movie seems amicable, the trailer of Life of the Party doesn’t given us anything to get particularly excited about. The jokes aren’t very remarkable or memorable. The premise isn’t very inventive and might remind movie buffs of the 1986 comedy Back to School.
Maybe Falcone and McCarthy should consider working with other writers, because from the looks of it, it doesn’t seem likely that Life of the Party will be the next Bridesmaids, which is a pity because we know how effective McCarthy can be when she has a good script to work with.
It may not seem like the most promising film of the summer, but we can still hope that the movie delivers some laughs and amuses viewers. Life of the Party will be in theatres on May 11.
- Sameen Amer
The Express Tribune Blogs - 24th April, 2018 *
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