Review: Melissa McCarthy can't save flat 'Life of the Party'
Do laundry. Clean the fish tank. Re-grout the bathroom. What do these things have in common? They are much better ways to spend your time than sitting through Melissa McCarthy's uninspired and forced "Life of the Party."
The film represents the third time the comedian has teamed up with her writer/director husband Ben Falcone — they previously did "The Boss" and "Tammy" — but not only is the new one the weakest, it also may raise questions about the continued viability of McCarthy starring in these solo films.
McCarthy plays a frumpy housewife in middle age who returns to college alongside her daughter after her husband of 23 years dumps her.