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By Fred Topel (1,193) for Monsters and Critics (513) on 09 May 2018

A gender swap innovates new material out of a traditional genre…

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By Eric Henderson (366) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 09 May 2018

Novelty and Melissa McCarthy’s comedic chops only carry Life of the Party to midterms, and it soon becomes apparent that it’s a star vehicle…

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By Leah Greenblatt (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 09 May 2018

A charming and generally painless way to spend two hours…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 09 May 2018

McCarthy and Falcone are clearly in love, and it's nice they like to do things together, but does it have to be movies…

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By Lena Wilson (121) for The Playlist (3,871) on 09 May 2018

Maybe if the film had dwelled on its more off-color scenes instead of falling back on typical comedy fodder, it would be truly magnetic…

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By Leigh Monson (105) for Birth.Movies.Death. (774) on 09 May 2018

One hundred minutes of self-indulgence and tedium, even if it's well-meaning in its intentions…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 09 May 2018

It all feels like an easy layup for bellylaughs, but Life of the Party only gets to occasional giggles, once again wasting the star on frustrating…

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By Peter Canavese (1,744) for Groucho Reviews (1,725) on 09 May 2018

Since Life of the Party shows little interest in investigating the satiric possibilities of the two-decade cultural gap in play, or a weirdly…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 09 May 2018

It’s bland and forgettable, and director Falcone still hasn’t figured out how not to sabotage his supporting cast (why hire the hilarious…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 09 May 2018

It’s a movie devoid of storytelling momentum, conflict and, worst of all, much in the way of laughs…

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By Matt Neal (458) for ABC Radio (Australia) (677) on 09 May 2018

Life Of The Party is so predictable and cliched that it becomes boring, and it's more the shame that McCarthy can't get this party started…

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By Linda Holmes (61) for NPR (1,713) on 09 May 2018

It's a diverting vehicle for a solid comedy star, and if you feel like it might be for you, you probably won't be disappointed…

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By Travis Hopson (923) for Punch Drunk Critics (518) on 09 May 2018

McCarthy once again teams up with her director/actor husband, Ben Falcone, for what is far and away their most successful film as a pair, although…

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By Rick Bentley (466) for Tribune News Service (1,102) on 09 May 2018

[Melissa] McCarthy must have gone shopping at the film stereotype thrift store to find the character…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 09 May 2018

I’m giving Life of the Party three stars — a solid B, if you will — on the strength of at least a half-dozen laugh-out-loud moments,…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 09 May 2018

Struggles to make good on the title, but its slapdash mixture of frantic farce and gooey sentiment proves another McCarthy misfire…

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By Amy Nicholson (961) for Variety (12,700) on 09 May 2018

This is a heartier celebration of McCarthy’s talents, a mash note to a comic who can also play flirtatious, empathetic, and human…

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By Vince Mancini (256) for Uproxx (697) on 09 May 2018

In hitting so many bullet points from the boardroom presentation justifying its existence, it’s a wonder that Life of the Party manages to…

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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 09 May 2018

Half the movie has a game McCarthy starring in scenes that live up to the promise of the movie’s title (’80s dance off! Bust a move…

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By Brian Truitt (541) for USA Today (4,117) on 09 May 2018

It borrows from Animal House, Back to School, Old School and other superior films, leaning less into crudeness and more into female-centric…

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