A Bad Moms Christmas
Film Review by Marlene Ardoin
There is plenty of guilt to go around in “A Bad Moms Christmas.”
And, in my opinion, that is why the newer generations are dropping out of religion, in general.
This film, brings in the big guns, the grandmothers, played by Susan Sarandon, Christine Baranski and Cheryl Hines.
If the mothers thought that other mothers were critical, that pales when compared to their own mothers.
What these grandmothers need to realize is that they need to not only bribe the grandkids, but they should also bribe their own daughters.
Their daughters need their support and goodwill.
And, unless the grandmothers happen to have really good Long Term Care policies in place, they need to have their daughters like them, not compete with them.
The main problem appears to be that the grandmothers do not have lives of their own.
One shows up to sponge, another to compete, and the third grandmother wants to be her daughter.
The standouts of this film for me were Susan Sarandon as Carla’s (Kathryn Hahn) hippy mom and Wanda Sykes as Kiki’s (Kristen Bell) psychiatrist.
Mila Kunis should never have agreed to let her mother, or the directors (Jon Lucas and Scott Moore) of this film, talk her into wearing that ridiculous nose while caroling.
What may work for guys in a Hangover film, does not translate well for a woman in a female role. It is just not funny.
I did like this film, and cried happy tears at its ending.
Mothers, make even the undertaker sorry to see you go.
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11/13/2017 # A Bad Moms Christmas