When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college - landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna -- now Dee Rock -- embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.... (Full plot summary below)
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When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into re-set by going back to college - landing in the same class and school as her daughter, who's not entirely sold on the idea. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the increasingly outspoken Deanna -- now Dee Rock -- embraces freedom, fun, and frat boys on her own terms, finding her true self in a senior year no one ever expected.
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| Cinemalogue.comTodd Jorgenson... winds up resembling its protagonist - sort of sweet and well-intentioned, but ultimately oblivious and dorky. |
| Los Angeles TimesGlenn WhippTo complain that nothing much happens here or ponder the film's curiously tame view of university life (Rodney Dangerfield would most definitely get no respect here) is to miss the point of the movie, which is to serve as a vehicle for McCarthy, spotlighting her warm, screwball spirit and irrepressible physical comedy. |
| We Live EntertainmentAshley MenzelLife of the Party is an entertaining and uproarious film which highlights the talent and comic genius that is Melissa McCarthy. |
| indieWireJude DryLife of the Party is proof that even the funniest actors need good material, which makes it all the more disappointing that McCarthy wrote the script with director Ben Falcone, who is also her husband. |
| AV ClubJesse HassengerThe movie portrays Deanna’s rediscovery of a pre-mom life, and how she squares that freedom with her identity as a loving mother, with a lot of warmth, and its refusal to gin up tired conflicts or mawkish lessons is admirable. That does, however, leave Life Of The Party without much comic momentum. |
| The Only CriticNate AdamsThe day will come when McCarthy makes another drop-dead hit like The Heat or Bridesmaids where she can be funny and have a decent script to back her up. And when that day arrives, I'll be waiting in the wings |
| New York TimesA.O. ScottThe zaniness is pretty low-key, and what we witness is less the explosion of pent-up energy than the gentle affirmation of exuberant kindness. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLeah GreenblattA charming and generally painless way to spend two hours. It’s not nearly as sharp as some of the best stuff she’s done, but it’s pointedly kinder too, wrapping even its nastiest characters. |
| Las Vegas Review-JournalChristopher LawrenceI've gone from marveling at Melissa McCarthy's comedic sensibilities to walking into her movies with the sort of dread usually reserved for IRS audits and colonoscopies. Her latest, Life of the Party, is only slightly more pleasant than either. |
| ForbesLuke Y. ThompsonBut sometimes just making you laugh is enough, and making you laugh while validating body and sex-positivity for all is no small thing. |
