“The Boss” a comedy starring Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Bell, is about a wealthy CEO who makes a big business comeback after going to federal prison for insider trading.

When I first saw the trailer for this movie, I wasn’t that excited to see it, mostly because I didn’t have a clear understanding of what it would be about. Compared to the trailers of other movies that McCarthy has starred in such as “Identity Theft” and “Tammy”, it really didn’t seem worth my time.

However, the movie itself was better than I thought it would be.

Throughout most of the movie, “Michelle Darnell” (McCarthy) was hungry for money and only looking out for herself. Even when her assistant (Bell) gave her a place to sleep even though she was a single working class single mother, Michelle screwed her over and gave their brownie company away to her ex- lover in a moment of an emotional downfall.

My favorite part was when she looked at a picture that her assistants daughter gave her, and realized that money is not worth more than family. It is such an amazing scene considering how greedy McCarthy’s character was throughout the movie.

Michelle was dumped on a doorstep of a catholic orphanage as an infant and throughout her life, she keeps getting sent back to the orphanage after her foster family’s did not want her anymore. That is where her mind set began. That mind set and idea that she didn’t need anybody to be great because to her, nobody wanted her. Her businesswoman mind set is a stem of rejection. She hadn’t changed who she was, just her priorities.

What I also really liked was how, most of the events in this movie weren’t predictable. For example, near the end of the movie, I thought that “Helen” (portrayed by Annie Mumolo), would have a secret alliance with McCarthy’s ex-lover “Renault” (portrayed by Peter Dinklage), but instead McCarthy and Dinklage’s characters end up making out on the roof after he chases her with a Samurai sword and almost kills her. It was a really odd scene but definitely one that wasn’t expected.

My only bad commentary is that this movie has a lot of dirty humor that isn’t necessary but other than that, it was perfect.

I give this movie a 4 out of 5 stars because even though the dirty humor is a bit much, the overall theme of “You are never alone,” is a powerful lesson that I think is often overshadowed in this “money-hungry” world.

“The Boss” was released April 8th and is currently playing in theaters.  

See a list below for movies theaters that are still currently playing “The Boss” in the Aurora-Centennial area.

Century 16

AMC Southlands

AMC Arapahoe Crossing