User:LancedSoul/sandbox/Ben Falcone movies

Warning: You may edit, but please do not steal my sandbox with their permission, we are watching you. =Life of the Party (2018)=

Life of the Party is a 2018 American comedy film directed by Ben Falcone and written by Falcone and Melissa McCarthy. The film, starring McCarthy, Molly Gordon, Gillian Jacobs, Jessie Ennis, Adria Arjona, Maya Rudolph, Julie Bowen, Matt Walsh, Debby Ryan, with Stephen Root and Jacki Weaver, follows a newly divorced mother who returns to college to complete her degree, and ends up bonding with her daughter's friends. Produced by On the Day Productions and New Line Cinema, the film was released on May 11, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Plot
When her husband suddenly dumps her, longtime and dedicated housewife Deanna turns regret into reset by going back to college. Unfortunately, Deanna winds up at the same school as her less-than-thrilled daughter. Plunging headlong into the campus experience, the outspoken new student soon begins a journey of self-discovery while fully embracing all of the fun, freedom and frat boys that she can handle.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The plot is a blatant rip-off of Back to School and An Extremely Goofy Movie.

Good Qualities

 * 1) There are a few funny moments here and there.

Reception
Life of the Party received mixed reviews. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 38% based on 149 reviews, and an average rating of 5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Life of the Party's good-natured humor and abundance of onscreen talent aren't enough to make up for jumbled direction and a script that misses far more often than it hits.". On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on reviews from 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale, higher than the "C+" earned by McCarthy and Falcone's previous two film collaborations.

=Superintelligence=

Superintelligence is a 2020 American romantic action comedy film directed by Ben Falcone and written by Steve Mallory. The film stars Melissa McCarthy in her fourth collaboration with her husband, Falcone. Superintelligence was released by Warner Bros. Pictures digitally in the United States via HBO Max, and theatrically in some international markets, on November 26, 2020.

Plot
When a powerful superintelligence chooses to study Carol, the most average person on Earth, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the AI decides whether to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it's up to Carol to prove people are worth saving.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Melissa McCarthy gives good performance.

Reception
Superintelligence received mixed reviews, who called the film "forgettable", although McCarthy's performance was praised. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 30% based on 53 reviews, with an average rating of 4.6/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "You won't need Superintelligence to steer clear of the latest forgettable comedy to fail to take full advantage of Melissa McCarthy's talents.". On Metacritic it has a weighted average score of 41 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".