So it’s particularly baffling that the movie would retain the name “The Boss,” a moniker never actually applied to McCarthy’s character in any manner fittingly representative of the filthy-rich, mobster-type persona depicted on the theatrical poster art. Starting off as a celebrity motivational speaker, complete with rap stars, dancers, and pyrotechnics, Michelle is anything but the typical Wall Street hotshot.

With Claire and her daughter Rachel’s (Ella Anderson) help, Michelle must attempt to reclaim her empire – and overcome her own contentious nature. Arriving on Claire’s doorstep, Michelle convinces her former employee to let her stay until she’s able to bounce back. When the industry titan is arrested for insider trading, her company is usurped by Renault and all of her possessions are sold off, leaving her destitute when she’s released from prison four months later. Placing profits above notions of friends and family, Darnell betrays her mentor Ida (Kathy Bates), her lover Renault (Peter Dinklage), and her loyal assistant Claire (Kristen Bell).

Release Date: April 8th, 2016 MPAA Rating: Rĭirector: Ben Falcone Actors: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage, Ella Anderson, Tyler Labine, Kathy Bates, Cecily Strong, Kristen Schaal, Eva Peterson, Timothy Simons Aįter consistently being rejected by potential adoptive families during her childhood at the Blessed Sisters of Merry orphanage, Michelle Darnell (Melissa McCarthy) grows up to become a highly successful, but hardened and cynical, businesswoman.

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