Tim tries to get sent to the principal's office as well by disrupting class, but is instead put in "The Box" for timeout. Ted rallies the babies to help him get out of the playroom so that he can go Armstrong's office to investigate. Erwin Armstrong, founder and principal of the school, is planning behind parents' back.Īt the school, Tim, now as his 7-years-old self, follows Tabitha to her class, while baby Ted is placed with all the other babies. Tina introduces the brothers to a new formula that will allow them to turn back into children for 48 hours in order to go undercover to Tabitha's school and figure out what Dr. Tina reveals herself as a Boss Baby to Ted and gives them both magic pacifiers to visit Bab圜orp. The next morning Ted arrives and Tim tries to explain him that Tina is a Boss Baby and Ted just does not remember that he was one, too. However, Tina leaves a false voicemail for Ted, luring him to the Templeton's house. Tim refuses to call, saying that he will never come, and encourages Tina to go back to sleep. He discovers that Tina is a Boss Baby, just as Ted once was, and that she has been assigned to get Ted there for a special mission. Tabitha is exhibiting more grown-up behavior, and one night while a discouraged Tim wonders about the person his daughter is becoming, he hears something from Tina's room. Tim's younger brother Ted is now a successful CEO and is never around, instead sending lavish gifts to Tim and his family. Adjust your expectations accordingly.Set 40 years after the events of the first film, Tim Templeton is now fully grown and lives with his wife Carol and their two daughters, 7 years old Tabitha and infant Tina. I was expecting a fun time watching a funny lady on screen. I was entertained and got what I had hoped for, but I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece of cinema.
#HOW LONG IS THE BOSS MOVIE MOVIE#
Anything longer in this middling movie might be too much, but I appreciate that it taps out after fewer than 90 minutes. Honestly, I think watching Tiffany Haddish just being funny for 83 minutes is a treat. It’s a big part for a big personality in a small movie. In this movie, she shows off her comedic range that includes, much to my surprise, even some physical comedy. I don’t want to give too many examples because they’re best discovered without spoiling. She’s easily my favorite breakout comedian over the past few years and it’s been a delight to see her star so ascendant. Yang (Jian-Yang from “Silicon Valley”), but this is Tiffany Haddish’s movie and she carries it on her shoulders. There are some funny people in the cast (who are also funny in the movie), including Jennifer Coolidge, Billy Porter, and Jimmy O. Mia is far more skeptical, and is quickly proven right when Luna’s demands are antithetical to the brand Mia and Mel created and should either Mia or Mel leave, she’ll take a majority ownership position. When cosmetics tycoon Claire Luna (Salma Hayek) offers to pay off their debt and add M&M to her portfolio, it feels like a dream come true for Mel. Byrne’s Mel handles the finances and cannot bring herself to telling Haddish’s Mia that the company is about half a million dollars in the red. Haddish and Rose Byrne star as Mia and Mel, a pair of life-long friends who have their own struggling beauty company. Moreover, if I saw Tiffany Haddish in movies as frequently as Timothée Chalamet pops up, I’d be happy.
I don’t think that’s necessarily a terrible thing considering how many sub-par, but still beloved, comedies Jerry Lewis starred in over his long career.
Expecting anything more is a recipe for disappointment. Like a Boss is a raunchy comedy that exists only as a place for Tiffany Haddish to be funny. I tend to think viewing a movie like this through the usual film critic lenses misunderstands what a movie like Like a Boss is for. It’s high-calorie junk food in cinema format, and that’s fine.
It’s also very funny at times and has a great lead from an actor that has mostly played supporting roles up until this movie. Even trying to write this review the next day, I’m having trouble finding anything truly memorable. The plot is at best improbable, and the plotting is middling, some characters are caricatures (Hi Salma Hayek, Hi Billy Porter), and it’s messy in a lot of ways. Let’s get this out of the way first: Like a Boss isn’t a great movie by any objective definition. (2020 | USA | 83 minutes | Miguel Arteta)
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