Fresh
The movie plays like Mean Girls with a big dollop of middle-aged wish fulfillment.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Overview
When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long overdue freedom, fun, and comedic self-indulgence.
Director and cast
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58%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Although all these actors prove the shrewd casting choices of Bad Moms, it is Hahn who makes this unassuming summer blockbuster something close to stellar.
Julia Cooper, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Hahn hijacks the film and makes it her showcase. She's rude and crude in a physical, full-body performance, and half her lines seem improvised, because she spits them out like a spray of machine gun bullets.
Adam Graham, Detroit News
Fresh
It's a movie with a subversive skepticism about traditional white picket fence domesticity in general.
Alison Willmore, BuzzFeed News
Fresh
A female-driven story that doesn't shy away from bad behavior while also touting the importance of familial bonds and solid parenting choices.
Kate Erbland, indieWIRE
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