The Boss: The Melissa McCarthy Pattern

Let’s consider the post-Bridesmaids?chart of Melissa McCarthy vehicles: Identity Thief?(good).?The Heat?(hilarious).?Tammy?(forgettable).?St. Vincent (good).?Spy?(hilarious). Of course, the next film is?The Boss… and it falls into the “forgettable” category, setting up McCarthy’s?next?film in the good-to-hilarious pattern. (Here’s looking at you,?Ghostbusters.) McCarthy stars as Michelle Darnell, a money-wrangling, speech-giving sociopath (okay, that’s a little strong), who tangles with…

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