Women behaving badly – and, like its predecessor, Bad Moms, it’s shamelessly silly, occasionally belly-laugh fun, unquestionably formulaic yet ultimately a minor diversion.
The ‘bad moms’ of the first, Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn are joined, unexpectedly, for the festivities by their ‘bad moms’ – the wealthy and controlling Christine Baranski, Cheryl Hines looking to be the best friend of her daughter and a commitment-challenged Susan Sarandon. Over the next few days, as 4 hour Russian opera, sushi-stations, house purchases, male genital waxing (!) and disastrous soirees feature on the unplanned agenda, so family ties are challenged and friendships tested.
Christine Baranski is a fabulously judgemental and Kathryn Hahn continues to prove she is one of the best comedic actresses around. But the material is lightweight at best.
Rating: 42%
Director: Jon Lucas (Bad Moms, 21 and Over), Scott Moore (Bad Moms, 21 and Over)
Writer: Jon Lucas (Bad Moms, The Hangover I,II, III), Scott Moore (Bad Moms, The Hangover I,II, III)
Main cast: Mila Kunis (Black Swan, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars, Burlesque), Kathryn Hahn (The Visit, We’re the Millers)
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