Bad Moms

Mothers, what would we do without them ?

They are in control of everything, in their home, at their work, at their children´s activities. Mothers of all ages do a fantastic job, and i have no problem saying that. But with all the responsibilities, they deserve to have some fun once in a while. So what does moms like to do ? Well, i have a list of things that i have noticed what mothers enjoy.

# A Kenny G concert, with all his greatest hits, makes any mother pleased ( must be because they love the sound of the saxophone ).

# Visiting the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, because there is nothing more exciting for mothers than to look at collections of stamps.

# Having their own magazine nights. This is the chance where they find out all the gossip about celebrities, if Jon Heder is finally single, and the best tips of how to make vegetables look trendy.

There you go, i should be hired by Oprah soon, because honestly, how many men knew all of this ? I know, its amazing. When we talk about mothers in general, we have all kinds of mothers out there. And one way to portrait different kinds of mothers, is through films. And i would like to mention a film, that may not be the most positive film about a mother, but should be seen. Savage Grace, a film directed by Tom Kalin. It is an interesting portrait of the true story, of mother, Barbara Daly Baekeland, really well acted by Julianne Moore. You should rent this film, if you have nothing else to watch and give it a try. Then we have classics like Alice Doesn´t Live Here Anymore by director Martin Scorsese. A classic film where lead actor Ellen Burstyn made a great performance. There are so many films that takes on the subject of motherhood, so instead of mentioning too many titles, let´s focus on one film in particular. What if a gang of mother´s have had enough, with all the work at home, fixing everything for their kids, but never get to do anything themselves ? This is basically what the new comedy Bad Moms is all about. I actually did not know much at all about this film, since i did not even see a trailer before seeing it in a cinema. But i did recognize the actors on the cinema poster. Mila Kunis and Kristen Wiig, i have seen them both in good films in the past. Kathryn Hahn is one really good comedian, and have done a lot of great performances, in everything to Anchorman to Bad Words ( a film you have to see ). They all get together, on a crazy ride, in Bad Moms. Since i barely knew anything about this film, is it better than i expected, or is this a typical comedy that we usually forget all about ?

Amy Mitchell ( Mila Kunis ) is a married woman, and mother of 2 wonderful kids, Jane Mitchell ( Oona Mitchell ) and Dylan Mitchell ( Emjay Anthony ). Amy´s husband Mike Mitchell ( David Walton ) is a couch potato, who don´t care about much. So Amy have to take care of everything, both at home and all activities for their children. Amy is also active in the school´s PTA, who is run by Gwendolyn ( Christina Applegate ) and her two cronies Stacy ( Jada Pinkett Smith ) and Vicky ( Annie Mumolo ). When Amy one day find out, that Mike is cheating on her through internet, she have had enough. She also decide to quit the PTA. At a bar, after an awful day, Amy meets Carla ( Kathryn Hahn ), a mother who is living life. Amy begin to realise that she needs to have some fun. They also meet Kiki ( Kristen Bell ), a married mother, with many kids. All three mothers make a pact, they are not going to do everything anymore, they are going to take more control of their lives. Nothing will ever be the same again, after this night.

Going into the cinema and watching Bad Moms, i had no expectations at all. In fact, i had not even planned to see it in the cinema, but i am glad that i did. Bad Moms is a funny, and vulgar comedy, that works, because of 3 characters. And we should thank actors Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn. Their characters, combined, in different crazy situations, makes this film a good time. Especially Kathryn Hahn, she is so good at being embarrassing, that she should have her own lead role in a comedy like this, and we might laugh even more if she have the right character. The plot of 3 moms who had enough, and want to live life, is in no way original, or interesting. But that´s ok, the basic idea of this film is to be a comedy that makes fun of the typical mother image. It is also fun to see Christina Applegate here, as the evil Gwendolyn. She actually fits her character, perhaps because she is good at doing different characters in different comedies. In the first 15 minutes of the film, it pretty much looks like any ordinary american comedy, but when the film finally picks up and becomes more vulgar, this is where we want to be. You could say that this is a mix of The Hangover and Bridesmaids, but with a different touch on being a mother. Directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, are both mostly known for being screenwriters to many comedies, such as The Hangover and The Change-Up. To see them make a comedy together, from a female perspective, is a nice surprise. You can tell that they wanted to show the world, even mothers are allowed to have a good time, and not only men. I think they manage to find a nice balance between the vulgar messages, and the family theme. Perhaps they should have let the women become a little bit more insane, but hopefully we can see the cast return in a sequel. Can you believe that ? I am positive for a sequel, that does not happen very often. So if you guys Jon Lucas and Scott Moore are reading this review, go for another one. Bad Moms is the perfect example of how you want your mother to be on a night out on town. Or do we want that ? All i know is that i had a good time with this film, and i know especially mothers all over the world will enjoy themselves. A lesson learned men, don´t expect your girlfriend / wife, to fix everything, all the time. At least fix them tickets to a Kenny G concert, that´s a great way to show how much you love her. You see, i can read womens minds after all. Support crazy mothers, buy your tickets to Bad Moms in cinemas now.

Rating: DDD