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The Boss, starring Melissa McCarthy, surprisingly unfunny, says Eli Glasner

Mix Tony Robbins with Donald Trump and Imelda Marcos: you get Michelle Darnell, the unlikable character Melissa McCarthy plays in her new comedy The Boss, says CBC's Eli Glasner.

Melissa McCarthy co-wrote The Boss with husband Ben Falcone, who directed the comedy

The Boss gets 2 out of 5 stars

9 years ago
Duration 3:00
The very funny Melissa McCarthy isn't very likable in The Boss: you don't want to root for her, you just want her to leave, says CBC's Eli Glasner.

Mix Tony Robbins with Donald Trump andan Imelda Marcos sense of subtlety: you get Michelle Darnell, the unlikablecharacter Melissa McCarthy plays in her new comedy The Boss.

McCarthy hadbeen on an upswing with her films, like last year's Spy,but as disgracedbusiness mogul Darnell, she's surprisingly unfunny. You don't want to root for her, you just want her to leave, says CBC's Eli Glasner.

Watch Glasner's full review in the video above.

RATING: 2 out of5 stars

In The Boss, Melissa McCarthy (background left) stars as a disgraced business mogul making a comeback alongside her former assistant (Kristen Bell, background right). (Hopper Stone/Associated Press)