For Michelle however, building an empire hasn’t always been an easy road, the businesswoman having to step on many along the way, including her mentor Ida Marquette (Kathy Bates), and lover Renault (Peter Dinklage), the latter whom exposes an insider-trading incident that lands the powerful entrepreneur in jail. With loyal assistant Claire (Kristen Bell) by her side, this financial rock star has been conquering the globe one day at a time after rising from the ashes like a phoenix (her spirit animal) to become the 47th-richest woman in the world. The Boss takes its cues from last year’s Get Hard (which shouldn’t come as much of a surprise seeing as this is a Gary Sanchez production), the focus being on Michelle Darnell (Melissa McCarthy), a self-made mogul who’s climbed all the way to the top thanks to her brutal go-getter attitude. ‘… and remember, if the house is nice, double the price.’ Co-scripting this riches-to-rags tale with her husband Ben Falcone, who also directs, the pair is probably to blame for the The Boss’ uneven tone and confusing premise, which sees adults clotheslining teenagers in bizarre street fights alongside schmaltzy messages about the importance of family. On a Melissa McCarthy rating scale, The Boss isn’t as bad as say, Tammy (2014), but then again, it doesn’t reach the heights of last year’s Spy a return-to-form for the 45-year-old actress.

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