Life of the Party

2018

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New Line Cinema | Release Date: May 11, 2018 | PG-13

Starring: Adria Arjona, Ben Falcone, Chris Cavalier, Chris Parnell, Christina Aguilera, Debby Ryan, Gillian Jacobs, Heidi Gardner, Jacki Weaver, Jessie Ennis, Jimmy O. Yang, Julie Bowen, Luke Benward, Matt Walsh, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Michael D. McCarthy, Molly Gordon, Sarah Baker, Shannon Purser, Stephen Root, Steve Falcone

Summary: When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime dedicated housewife Deanna (Melissa McCarthy) 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… Expand

Director: Ben Falcone

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 105 min

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Sara Stewart

May 10, 2018

Life of the Party is undeniably at its best when Falcone is showcasing McCarthy’s aptitude for physical comedy. Read full review

Amy Nicholson

May 10, 2018

This is a heartier celebration of McCarthy’s talents, a mash note to a comic who can also play flirtatious, empathetic, and human. She’s believable, even if the scenes setting-off her performance aren’t. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

May 10, 2018

The 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. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

May 10, 2018

It’s a movie devoid of storytelling momentum, conflict and, worst of all, much in the way of laughs. Read full review

Calvin Wilson

May 10, 2018

Working from a screenplay that he co-wrote with McCarthy, director Ben Falcone (who happens to be her husband) keeps things moving but without much of a spark. Read full review

Peter Travers

May 11, 2018

McCarthy falls into the same trap she did in “Tammy” and “The Boss,” the two other movies she wrote with her husband/director Ben Falcone. By that we mean she allows her laugh instincts to get buried in a blanket of bland. Read full review

Michael O’Sullivan

May 10, 2018

A largely laugh-free exercise in cliche. Read full review

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Haandy

Dec 16, 2020

A unica parte boa do filme é a Xtina, porq o resto é uma bomba, então minha nota é só pra ela.

hornysoul

Sep 23, 2018

O filme fala de uma mãe que segue os seus sonhos e decide se aventurar nos estudos. Apresenta-nos momentos engraçados e uma reviravolta maluca que fez os espectadores gritarem. “Life of The Party” é muito agradável e não tem aquele conteúdo estúpido que muitas vezes vemos nos filmes de… Expand

goncalocouto

Oct 20, 2018

“Life of the Party” apresenta-nos momentos engraçados e uma reviravolta maluca que faz os espectadores gritarem.
7/10

JLuis_001

Aug 22, 2018

Personally I don’t find Melissa McCarthy really funny, especially because her comedy is based on exploiting the stereotype of the fat quirky woman and that’s why I always find it frustrating to watch her films because I cannot make any kind of connection with the material and obviously this… Expand

Meth-dude

Jun 6, 2018

The movie is pretty much what you would expect. It’s not funny, the acting is average at best, it’s predictable and the characters are all very clichés. If you’re looking for a fun, mindless, feel good party movie you may like it, if you’re looking for an intelligent comedy, you’re better… Expand

AugustKeller

Jun 4, 2018

Life of the Party is the most painful film I have sat through in many years. It’s story lacks any focus or insight and it’s characters are maddeningly inconsistent. It’s direction is practically nonexistent as scenes are never sure of when to end or what they are culminating to. While Maya… Expand

mattkerr494

Jul 12, 2018

Lets just agree that Melissa McCarthy is a new female Adam Sandler and move on. The wholesome friends in this movie are the only thing that really stands out as potentially enjoyable, and even they encourage the obviously emotionally unstable main character into doing stupid things with… Expand

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