Review of Life of the Party (2018) by Karen S — 30 Nov 2018

I laughed SO HARD from beginning to end! Melissa McCarthy is HILARIOUS in this! It is so much fun!

This review of Life of the Party (2018) was written by Karen S on 30 Nov 2018.

Life of the Party has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Nick O (721) on 13 Nov 2018

The humor is over the top and obnoxious. The actors do a good job, but we are beaten over the head with the themes and character arcs of the film…

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By Ralfbergs (725) on 12 Oct 2018

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By Mike B (1,929) on 26 Sep 2018

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By Kt Schaefer (70) for Substream Magazine (56) on 06 Nov 2018

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By Jerod S (104) on 27 Sep 2018

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By Doug Jamieson (77) for The Jam Report (74) on 15 Oct 2018

This feels more like a serious of outlandish vignettes from a TV sitcom as opposed to a fully-fledged theatrical feature…

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By Wonderz (134) on 01 Nov 2018

Very generic rom-com movie with not much of anything. just a nice plane-ride movie I watched using boxxy software on Sunday evening…

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By Nate Adams (71) for The Only Critic (71) on 09 Oct 2018

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By Federico Furzan (50) for Cinelipsis (49) on 15 Jan 2019

Fresh comedy starring one of the best female comedians of our generation. What else do we need? [Full review in Spanish]…

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