Alien at the Movies

It's "Get Hard" meets "Joy" when Michelle Darnell (Melissa McCarthy), foster child turned 47th richest woman in America, loses everything because of an insider trading scandal. Hilarity ensues as Darnell makes her business world comeback through rebranding her own more aggressive profit making Girl Scout troop. Alien enjoyed the physical comedy more than the mean spirited jokes armed with f-bombs & sexual related gags. McCarthy produces, writes, & stars with her husband, Ben Falcone, producing, writing, & directing plus playing a cameo role. Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage, & Kathy Bates have supporting but underutilized roles so the load seems a little to heavy for McCarthy to tow alone. The film pokes fun at climbing to the top, single moms, & parenting in very non politically correct ways. Stay for the blooper reel during the credits.

Alien gives it 2 ½ "golden phoenix" stars out of 4.