How to Party with Mom

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Movie
German title How to Party with Mom
Original title Life of the party
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2018
length 105 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Ben Falcone
script Ben Falcone,
Melissa McCarthy
production Ben Falcone,
Melissa McCarthy,
Chris Henchy
music Fil Eisler
camera Julio Macat
cut Brian Olds
occupation

How to Party with Mom (Original title: Life of the Party ) is a 2018 American comedy film directed by Ben Falcone with Melissa McCarthy in the lead role.

action

Maddie Miles, 22, is just beginning her senior year in college. On the way back, father Dan told her mother Deanna that he wanted a divorce and that he would keep the house. He's having an affair with real estate agent Marcie. In desperation, Deanna visits her parents, where she complains loudly that she never graduated from college because of Dan. The crazy idea grows into a plan and she enrolls at her daughter's college in archeology .

Her daughter is only moderately enthusiastic at first, but her sisterhood loves the somewhat older lady. And so begins a turbulent academic year for Deanna with numerous parties and debauchery. With her experience she supports the much younger fellow students, especially her agoraphobic roommate Leonor. She is made an honorary member by her daughter's sisterhood. To her great satisfaction, she also meets a younger suitor named Jack, who, as it later turns out, is Marie’s son.

But unpleasant things also happen. On the one hand, she fails the oral intermediate examination. When she accidentally eats hashish cookies with her sisters , she blows up her ex-husband's wedding, completely stoned, which later leads to tension with her daughter.

However, her new life is about to end a short time later when she cannot pay for the last semester. Without further ado, her friends decide to throw a party to finance her semester. But nobody shows up that evening because a concert by Christina Aguilera is taking place at the same time . And so Maddie just tweeted that Aguilera would drop by at this party after the show. The party will be a huge success. When the people notice that the guest of honor doesn't seem to be coming, Deanna is about to give the money back when her roommate Leonore, who, as luck would have it, is Aguilera's cousin, enters the party with her. Christina Aguilera gives a spontaneous concert and everyone is satisfied.

At the end, Deanna also passes the oral exam and celebrates graduation with her daughter.

background

After Tammy - Voll Abfahren (2014) and The Boss (2016), the film marks the third collaboration between actress Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone.

The film was shot in the greater Atlanta area from August 2016. The sorority home was established at The Twelve Oaks B&B in Covington , Georgia . The film was released in the United States on May 11, 2018 and was released in theaters in Germany on July 5, 2018.

With a budget of around $ 30 million, the film grossed a little under $ 66 million worldwide. In addition, there was another 8.5 million US dollars in the home video market.

Melissa McCarthy was recognized as Favorite Comedy Star at the People's Choice Awards , but also received the Golden Raspberry for Worst Actress for this film and The Happytime Murders .

Reviews

Björn Schneider from Spielfilm.de awarded two out of five stars and judged that the film was “unfortunately very predictable, honest and decidedly too good. The film lacks the sharpness and sharpness of films like ' Tammy '. In addition, most of the secondary characters are too schematic and clichéd (...). And since the film's humor is much softer and milder than the earlier works with Melissa McCarthy, the brutal slapstick moments that are interspersed over and over again seem a little out of place. "

The film magazine cinema only gave one of five points on its website and drew the conclusion: "Fat and poor: Melissa McCarthy as a quirky party noodle".

TV Today added the same conclusion: "Not only the miserable gags, but also the hair-raising script is embarrassing."

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Release certificate for How to Party with Mom . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. a b How to Party With Mom (2018). In: cinema.de. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
  3. ^ Filming. In: The Twelve Oaks. Retrieved March 24, 2020 (American English).
  4. How to Party with Mom in the online movie database . Retrieved March 24, 2020
  5. ^ Life of the Party (2018) - Financial Information. In: The-numbers.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
  6. ^ Oscar nominee McCarthy wins a Razzie . In: BBC News . February 23, 2019 ( bbc.com [accessed March 24, 2020]).
  7. Björn Schneider: Review: How to Party with Mom (2017). In: spielfilm.de. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
  8. How to Party With Mom: Trailer & Review of the Film. In: TVtoday.de. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .