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Kathyrn Hahn absolutely steals the show in this comedy about moms rebelling. She's a riot and the film somewhat drags when she isn't on screen. It never takes full advantage of its premise, but there's enough talented actors involved to lift it up above most raunchy comedies like this. It won't blow your mind, however you should be able to find some good laughs.

Don't expect anything new or mind-blowing - it is simply 90 minutes of pure fun. No sophisticated plot - mother of 2 is having hard time balancing her kids, husband and work, so she decides to quit trying to do everything perfect. She stops helping kids with their homework or making their breakfast, kicks out her sort of cheating husband and decides to run for PTA president with help of two new friends - one divorced cougar and one meek housewife. Rated R - only because of strong language, which is not surprising - you can kill 100 people on screen and still be PG, but if you use C*word - you get R-rated ;) Watch it and have fun, brain-relaxing experience.

I saw this movie with 5 other women and all of us are moms. We loved the movie!!! I don't understand what all these bad reviews are about??? "Moms acting like frat boys" like that's a bad thing... Hey if you have childcare and you go out and blow off some steam why is that a negative thing? As moms in this day and age we have SO much to stress about and this movie captured that perfectly. From dealing with young children to and marriages to dealing with those seemingly "perfect" mothers this movie handled it all with refreshing humor. I've seen it several times, don't listen to the negative reviews and give it a try!

The surprise hit "Bad Moms" is a comedy starring Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn and is directed by both Scott Moore and Jon Lucas. This movie centers itself around Amy (Mila Kunis) a mother of two who is a bit of a perfectionist. She aspires for her family to have the best that the world can offer. Unfortunately, after a series of bad events everything goes downhill fast. Luckily Amy befriends two other struggling mothers Kiki (Kristen Bell) and Carla (Kathryn Hahn) who work together to try and make some sense of their crazy lives, while having some fun at the same time.

First and foremost, "Bad Moms" works extremely well. I can honestly say that this movie completely shattered my expectations. While the film isn't breaking any new ground or providing any sort of different approach to the extremely over saturated comedy genre, it is fun. That's right, the film from start to finish never fails to entertain. The films humor works on multiple levels. The jokes here never quite seem to stop coming and the entire film feels thoroughly littered with hilarious moments. This is an excellent break from many modern day comedies where all of the jokes come in both the first fifteen and last fifteen minutes. Raunchy humor was obviously a big selling point for this movie, yet thankfully the movie never feels too overbearing with its vulgarity. Never once did I notice a particular character was dropping "F-Bombs" just for the sake of it, but when they did the jokes were hilarious. Writing in this movie is the chemistry between these actresses also felt extremely tight and without it the film just would not have gelled correctly.

All of the actors here are surprisingly funny. Even Kathryn Hahn's (who I have found quite annoying and overly rambunctious in past outings) character here proves to be hilarious and she never misses a beat. Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell also play very entertaining and likable characters. Another surprise was Christian Applegate, Jada Pinkette Smith and Annie Mumolo's performances as the villain moms. While at times they got a tad too outrageous for their own good, these three women were truly amusing and helped further the comedic aspects of the film. Also, a huge shout out to Martha Stewart's hilarious cameo in the film. The only negative that can really be geared toward the acting in this film is the child actors. While I'm sure these kids didn't exactly chose the writing they were given, they come off as spoiled little brats. Throughout the entire movie these kids constantly pestered the overall fun tone that this movie was riding on.

Speaking of tone, this movies strength comes from the lighthearted nature of the plot. The movie is surprisingly heartwarming, yet never overbearing on its themes of family unity. The film knows it's a comedy and it sticks to being a comedy very well, something that can be attributed to the excellent direction and writing in the film. Yet another strong suit in "Bad Moms" has to be its well-rounded pacing. Very seldom in this film does it feel like the plot is glossing over important story points. Impressively it does this while at the same time remaining consistently funny. Moving on to the soundtrack and overall sound design of the film: The soundtrack while not exactly bad, is utterly forgettable. Audiences will struggle to remember a single track and relating scene in the film by the next day.

Going into this movie I completely expected a bland over saturated film about female characters going wild. Instead what I received was a smart film that carries extremely strong female characters without having them seem needy and dependent, something that haunts the film industry today. Luckily this film does all of these things while remaining consistently hilarious and surprisingly sincere. Ultimately "Bad Moms" suffers a few minor hiccups along the way, but comes out a surprisingly hilarious and fun romp.

The shaming of women is a global phenomenon that unfortunately is part of everyday life. Filmmakers, media and marketing industries prey on women's anxieties about their bodies, and motherhood is another favourite target. While the documentary Embrace (2016) calls out body shaming, the comedy Bad Moms (2016) calls out the impossible standards to which modern mothers are expected to conform. Laughter carries this message more effectively than polemic but make no mistake: while this film is funny it also has serious things to say.

The plot line is all too familiar. Over-worked mom Amy (Mila Kunis) is always running between the needs of her spoilt two children, a lazy husband, a part-time job, homework, school rules, and endless extra-curricular activities. The kids are overscheduled, over-controlled and over-indulged, and like too many parents everywhere, the homework is for Amy. When she ditches the husband for having a cyber-sex affair her already chaotic world nears breaking point. That's when the pushy cabal of PTA perfect moms and yummy mummies insist on ever-more elaborate cake-bakes. When she publicly quits the PTA, the snobby dominatrix president Gwendolyn (Christina Applegate) launches a vendetta against Amy and her kids. She retaliates by campaigning for president and the internecine warfare between mom camps escalate in hilarious ways. Deserted by the school, her nearest friends become her emotional anchors and all give themselves permission to party and carry on. While the story is predictable and at times corny, the underlying issues are totally real. The slapstick comedy softens the pointed message about just how powerless mothers are against the onslaught of unrealistic expectations. The bigger irony is that so many movies perpetuate the myth of the perfect mom without even questioning the existence of the perfect dad.

This film is obviously targeted directly at stressed-out moms but dads should watch too. If nothing else, it exposes the gender inequality that persists in parenting and the bigger injustice of 'perfect moms' shaming other moms for not meeting politically correct standards. When Amy gives her election speech and confesses all the ways she is a bad mom she starts a sisterhood chorus of bad moms all needing to offload their guilt about the things they have not done for their children. While it's always possible to find aspects of a film that could have been made better, this film deserves praise for going in to bat for the most honourable profession on the planet.

I would have given this movie a 3/10, but the lower rating is from sheer disappointment. This movie had such a great idea, but was executed so poorly.

We see a hard-working mom of two with the stereotypical doof-ball husband, dealing with PTA moms who seemingly have nothing better to do than make her life harder.

Aside from the TERRIBLE acting, horrible cringe inducing dialogue, it just wasn't funny. The countless crappy attempts at "humor" fell flat on their face over and over and, had I not been with a friend, I would have left after 15 minutes.

But I had to endure a SAGA of ridiculous story lines, and so many loose end tie ups. By the end I was actually willing the movie to stop so I could leave.

Just, so awful. Terrible performances, a terrible script, a disgrace to the film industry and moms everywhere. Save your money and your time.

"Bad Moms" was a movie that I was actually looking forward to getting a chance to sit down and watch because I like Mila Kunis, but also because Kathryn Hahn and Christina Applegate were starring in it.

This is the type of comedy movie that you just know will not challenge your intellect, so it is just basically lean well back in the chair and enjoy the ride. I found "Bad Moms" to actually be better than I had anticipated it to be, so that was a good surprise.

The storyline is quite simplistic really. A group of mothers are fed up with the way that they have to live their lives and perform up to the expectations of every other mother in the PTA group. This liberation leads to a much needed freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence.

There is a lot of hilarious moments and situations throughout the course of the movie, and the comedy is served to the audience in terms of both practical and visual comedy, but also by some outrageous and funny dialogue.

While Mila Kunis actually did a great job in this movie, she was just outshone by Kathryn Hahn and her performance here. The movie was so well carried by the female cast, though again I will credit most of the lifting to Kathryn Hahn.

"Bad Moms" is a very funny and entertaining movie, and if you enjoy comedies where there are little limitations. There might be situations that some people will find to be a bit too much, but hey, this is an R-rated movie.

This is also the type of comedy that you can watch again, although I would say that some time should definitely pass in between such multiple viewings. This is hardly a comedy classic, but it still a very enjoyable and entertaining comedy.

In your own head you are not only supermom you are also a martyr that would sacrifice everything for your family.

You are ridiculously hot, you do everything at home and at work (literally) and without you the world would come crumbling down, yet you are under appreciated and treated like dirt.

All in 6 inch heels, flawless make-up and not a hair out of place...

The movie is what Hollywood thinks soccormoms fantasy themselves as. They would break away from their roles and be "bad girls" for a day and that would bring balance back to the force.

I didn't mind the cliché however the humor here is really either hit or miss. You'll either stare in silence at the screen going "what? was that supposed to be a joke? It looked painful/offensive/silly" then there are the jokes that land and those are really funny in comparison... they don't happen often enough to cover for the bad jokes though.

Harmless enough of a movie if there is nothing else on but otherwise I wouldn't recommend it.

Well, hi everybody. This is my first time on this side. I always read some reviews before watching the movie I picked. I'm a huge fan of horror and comedy. I'm totally a movie freak.

What's the whole deal about this movie? I couldn't stop laughing. That humor salad was well served!

These days its hard to have a good laugh on films, like Bad Moms. It is a comedy! Free the tense. If you didn't, at least a little smile on that supermarket scene you are cold!

Katheryn hahn is the best!!!!🎂

Overall, this is a very enjoyable flick. With very different touches of humor.

This movie is so bad, really, it's awful. But it's amazing what kind of belly laughs it gets due to its just simple garbage nature. It's so terrible that it's amazing to watch it. 6/10 would laugh on the floor again!

Thanks to IMDB recommendations, I found this movie and I wish I'd known about it earlier!

Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn (especially - she is an absolute riot with some of the best lines in the movie!) and Kristen Bell (she plays straitlaced Kiki perfectly) are laugh-out-loud funny as three overworked Chicago suburb mothers who decide to be bad mums for a little while, with hilarious results.

There are some hilarious moments in this movie, especially the scenes featuring Kunis' Amy and Christina Applegate's Gwendolyn, the perfect overlord of the PTA.

Brilliant soundtrack, too. The 1hr 40min movie raced by, and I was disappointed when it ended.

First of all... Don't take life so seriously. If you are watching this thinking that you are going to get some life altering affirmations - then don't watch it! But if you are a normal person (which most mums start off being) - and just want a kit-kat (Chocolate) and a time out - Then maybe this is for you. Especially if you are OK understanding that we are not perfect! So if you can have a laugh, and enjoy laughing at yourself sometimes... then this movie is a must for your next "Girl's night Out / Mum's night In". I watched it with my sister, who both of us are control freaks. My sister has a perfectionist character and I am the not-quite-so-perfectionist one in the family. So when taking some sister time out - we truly enjoy the light heartedness and the "Oh-I wish moments" in this film. It made our night even more enjoyable. So I would recommend this to all mums, young mums, single mums, perfect mums, grandmothers... Actually... Just generally anyone who's life isn't always perfect!

"In this day and age it's impossible to be a good mom." Amy (Kunis) is doing her best to juggle being a mom and having a career. Things begin to pile up and finally hits a breaking point when she is asked to be on a PTA board. Now, taking back control of her life her and her new friends stand up to Gwendolyn (Applegate) and the other perfect moms and let everyone know that it's OK not to be perfect. This is a movie I was was hoping would be funny, but being a guy I wasn't the target audience and wasn't sure if I would relate. I was wrong. This movie is hilarious regardless of what sex your are and being a single dad I can also relate to some of what was being said. At the risk of sounding chauvinistic (which is not my intention) this is a raunchy male sex comedy starring women. The thing this has going for it over most movies like this is that the message doesn't get lost in the comedy and really helps add to the overall enjoyment of this. Overall, one of the funniest movies of the year and one that men and women will both love. That is hard to do in a movie like this. I give this an A.

Its sad that Hilary Clinton lost the elections recently, because women empowerment is the need of the day! And with 'Bad Moms', you just can't stop rooting for them! Build on a good heart, this recent box-office smash hit, is a fun watch with all of its performers putting in their very best. A Good Laugh is guaranteed!

'Bad Moms' Synopsis: When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence.

'Bad Moms' is about Mothers & how they manage to raise their kids, sometimes their husbands & also run the house on their merit. And if you push their buttons beyond a point, they sure will break loose & party like a mother. The film nicely blends some really funny humor with its heartfelt message to all the mothers around the world. Of course, the film isn't perfect, but its intention with the touch of comedy, do the trick.

Jon Lucas & Scott Moore's Screenplay is good, although the sub-plots (particularly Mila running for PTA elections), don't engage much. Nonetheless, its fun watching these moms have fun. Lucas & Moore's Direction, on the other-hand, is well-done.

Another prime reason why 'Bad Moms' works so well is because of its splendid cast. Mila Kunis is absolutely fantastic as the central mom here, delivering an affecting & genuinely lovable performance from start to end. Kristen Bell melts your heart with her cute portrayal of a timid women, while Kathryn Hahn is unabashedly brash all through & also brings in the best laughs. Christina Applegate is terrific as the antagonist. She's deliciously mean! Jada Pinkett Smith & Annie Mumolo as Applegate's vamps do well, but I wish they got as much scope as Applegate. Jay Hernandez is in fine form after a long time. Clark Duke is first-rate, as always.

On the whole, 'Bad Moms' is definitely worth your time.

I don't normally write reviews but on this occasion I feel obliged to even it just prevents one person from wasting 1 hour 40 minutes of precious life.

I was expecting an easy going comedy with a few laughs. Instead I was faced with no laughs and no comedy. The 'jokes' are crude and rely on crude sexual references throughout, with the odd bit of slapstick when the writers just couldn't be bothered any more. The circumcised penis scene was embarrassing to watch, it could be considered highly offensive and sexist and will alienate the vast majority of male viewers.

The premise of hard working mothers making a few mistakes when bringing up their children and gain some redemption against judgmental parents who can do no wrong, isn't too bad. However, it is ruined by a dreadful script and a frank lack of effort. The idea that a wealthy, middle-class American mother rules the school from her role as the PTA president is ludicrous. A popularity context then ensues and after a spontaneous rave at house party full of mothers, that includes a random girl-on-girl kissing scene for no apparent reason, leads to the most obvious result in a PTA presidential election (if that's even a thing.

Mila Kunis is poorly cast as a 32 year old working mom with a twelve year old daughter and a son. She does not fit the role and her situation is just difficult to believe and relate to (she lives in an enormous, immaculate house for example). Kristen Bell and Christina Applegate were disappointing and every other word out of Kathryn Hahn's mouth is an expletive.

Do not watch this film!

I am glad i don't watch movies based on reviews. This is one of the best comedies I have watched in a while. I think people take movies to seriously and that is why it got bad reviews.

The movie was well written. I loved the story and I'm sure many moms could relate to the story. The title description tells you it is a story about over worked and under appreciated moms. And that is exactly what it is about.

These moms are only bad if you consider June Cleaver to be the minimum standard for being a good mom. The story does show us how mom's can easily be overworked and have almost impossible expectations of them. And how selfless they are sacrificing "me time" for a never ending list of duties. Finally reaching the point where they say " OK, enough, i need a break. Others are going to have to pick up the slack for a bit"

This movie portrays this in a comedic way. Some of the best comedy i've seen out of Hollywood in a while. Me and my wife both thought this was a very funny movie and had some good laughs while enjoying the story. All the characters were interesting and likable even the ones you are not suppose to really like. The acting was solid. The story was easy to follow and understand both what was going on and how the characters felt. You could relate to the characters.

My wife doesn't often tell her friends, " You have to watch this movie!" This is one movie she told her friends they must watch. Ill end up owning a DVD of this movie. Its worthy of watching multiple times.

Amy Mitchell (Mila Kunis) is struggling to do it all. Her kids Jane and Dylan have issues and don't appreciate her. She throws out her husband Mike who cheated online. She's the oldest person at work. Her boss Dale Kipler and co-workers are all young millennials who dismiss her work ethic. She has enough of PTA president Gwendolyn James (Christina Applegate) and quits. She is befriended by inappropriate single mom Carla Dunkler (Kathryn Hahn) and homeschooling Kiki (Kristen Bell). The three new friends become bad moms.

It is loads of inappropriate fun when the ladies are being bad moms. There is a life lesson aspect that sometimes get wonky. Nothing gets derailed but the wild times are more fun. Kathryn Hahn continues to be a hilarious lady and she's great here. Kristen Bell is playing against type a little. Mila Kunis started off with some problems. In fact, her start reminded me of that bad Sarah Jessica Parker movie but it got much funnier relatively quick. This is a pretty funny movie.

Wanted a silly comedy for a night out with my best friend. We knew the movie would be bad, but this was so so so much worse. I find movies funny when they contain some authenticity. When I can say, "Wow, this is over-the-top, but there's a shred of truth here." Ummm, no. This had the same sentiment as an ABC Family movie, but mixed with the worst frat boy humor available. I doubt whether the writers have actually met mothers. Do they even know their own mothers? I laughed because I was EMBARRASSED. Like, wow, has the world come to this? Please make this movie again but with actual characters and an actual premise. Make it somewhat believable or at least make it funny.