Movie Review - A Bad Mom's Christmas (RunPee Jilly's POV)
A Bad Mom's Christmas isn't much to write home about, but there were a few decent laughs and it was consistently entertaining. Don't expect much, and you'll enjoy it. Susan Sarandon did her best with the low-brow script, and Kristen Bell was adorable, as always. The overbearing moms were overbearing, and the raunchy jokes were raunchy. The meaning of the mother-daughter bond was discussed. It was all a little rote. A lot of movies try to recreate a woman's version of The Hangover, but this just doesn't get there.
The plot-line of making the perfect Christmas party was all kind of nuts - I don't know a lot of people who care that much about party perfection. My thought is that if you've got good food and drink, some decor and appropriate music, you're golden. But then I thought about it: I love Harry Potter. If I was going to make a Hogwarts Yule Ball, I'd probably go a little overboard in the planning department. It's all in what you enjoy obsessing on. :-)
I was able to follow this movie without having watched the previous Bad Moms movie. This is to be expected - it's fluffy, forgettable entertainment, capitalizing on viewers wanting to relax at mall theaters after all the holiday shopping. It delivers on this count.
Movie Grade: C+
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