The Boss

While there's plenty about The Boss to appreciate, I'm just not certain there's a great deal to like.

There's something irrepressible about McCarthy's shtick. Her foul-mouthed rants are always amusing, even when they're not quite laugh-out-loud funny.

The Boss is sketch comedy, with none of the lines colored in.

The confidently modest McCarthy creates her own happy endings. Make a date with this woman and you'll TF it's Friday.

Racks up enough laughs to justify the ticket price.

Look, I love Melissa McCarthy -- she is a truly gifted comic actress -- and I want to love her films. So she should stop making bad ones! It's bumming me out!

Provides big laughs throughout.

Falcone and McCarthy have landed somewhere in between and, with jokes as good as these, that's good enough.

The plot comes together discordantly, with flashbacks and transitions so ineffective they appear as if pilfered from different films.

An affinity for Melissa McCarthy's comedic stylings will determine your level of patience with understanding why The Boss seemed like a good outfit for her usual shenanigans.