Mila Kunis can still run a one woman show. So she proves in Bad Moms movie. The light comedy might not have a huge plot under its belt, it still manages to wade through owing to its comic pleasantries. The feel-good factor that it bides by, when you see all the goodness going on in the life of Amy, you almost realize that this movie is going to leave you satisfied. And surprisingly it does.
Plot of Bad Moms Movie
If you look at the plot of the movie, it is more like a dreamy take on how things pan out for three fed up moms who decide to loosen up a little, taking time off from some punishing parenting. Of course, it appears too fanciful to be true, as good things keep happening on a roll. But you think about all the bad times Amy (Mila Kunis) had to suffer in, and suddenly that positive snappy home run begins to feel kind of okay.
Parenting can be really debilitating sometimes. There are thousands of sacrifices and selfless gestures to be made that could take its toll on anyone. For a woman who works every single moment of her life each day, who doesn’t even have time for herself, things are supposed to be tough. As a result she winds up with a cheating husband and ungrateful kids (You can’t really do anything about the latter). And to vent out all that, the inevitable happens – Amy decides to chill.
With a failing marriage that was a downward tumble, she needed to let out all the chaos that was eating her up. She encounters Kathryn Hahn‘s Carla and the cutesy Kristen Bell‘s Kiki and they strike a perfect chord together. In an attempt to shake things up and live a little, they all become Bad Moms thus justifying the movie’s moniker.
The movie also banks on an iniquitous element Gwendolyn portrayed by Christina Applegate that fills the movie with promising twists. However, in an attempt to show the dark side, the flick ends up becoming nothing but an attempt to right the wrongs after a wild crazy run. The PTA subplot becomes the main plot which makes you want to shake your head quite often.
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Downsides
In an attempt to take us to the fairyland, the movie overlooks a lot of things. I am afraid there is nothing intelligible that Bad Moms movie offers. Goofs are good but they seem driven by a vapid story-line. Characters other than major Moms stay in a vague zone, clouded most of the times. Everything appears exactly what a tired mom would want. Yes, that again waves at you far away from a fancy enclave.
The movie ends up coveting for an imaginative perfect life for mothers that seems to be waiting just right around the corner. So it’s in a way shouting – “All you have to do is wait for your husband to cheat, and things are going to be just like a fairy tale. Oh and wait you need to be hot too!”
The Final Verdict
The primal theme on which the flick tries to work really hard on is by depicting how it’s alright to be a bad mom. That life isn’t perfect, and that it will fling at you all its dirtiness. Sometimes it’s alright to loosen up. So the frames in the end try to pay tribute to some Celeb Moms as they try to recall the bad things they subjected their kids to. It is fun, yeah!
Bad Moms movie is solely driven by its light-hearted spirit. Also, by Mila Kunis powerful performance as the resounding badass Mom who revolted. Other amusing equations join in to make it a hoot. Worth a watch!
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Bad Moms
Pros
- Mila Kunis's performance
- Good Humour
- Kiki's dumbness
- Christina Applegate's devilry
Cons
- Shoddy Plot
- Nothing much to offer
- Unintelligible comedy
Comments
Well that was quite late..
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Unfortunately this is not the only thing I do. I have a 9 to 5 job, then I manage three more blogs. Also, I can’t watch movies and write their reviews instantly too. So even if I have watched a movie a week or a month ago, it is still sitting in my head. Because there are many other things to take care of, and things end up getting procrastinating. I wish it wasn’t like that though. If you have a job to offer to beat my 9 to 5, I ensure you will see reviews everyday.
Also, movies and books are supposed to be timeless. It really doesn’t matter when you are watching or reading them. I could say that to a 1917 movie that you have watched recently and say that you watched it quite late, but then again you weren’t born then. Think about all the Herculean work I do, and then please try not to judge.