Disappointed in 'The Boss'

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I watched Melissa McCarthy's new movie, 'The Boss' the other day and I have to say that I was mildly disappointed. Not very disappointed; just mildly disappointed. It definitely was not as good as her recent movie, 'Spy.' The premise of the movie was pretty good but the actual story did not deliver what it could have. McCarthy plays a character that has no redeeming qualities and she is slightly funny in that role but the character never transforms into a better person and the viewer is left disappointed and simply not liking the character. There seems to be no point in what she goes through because she ends up exactly the same at the end of the movie as the beginning. What really bugged me about the movie, though, was the turtle-neck sweater McCarthy's character wore throughout the entire movie. She wore the turtle-neck unfolded so that it came all the way up to her chin. I realize she did this to make her face seem thinner but it was so outrageously annoying that it seriously detracted from the enjoyment of the movie. I just wanted to reach into the screen and pull that darn sweater down from her chin. It was billed as a comedy but I hardly laughed at all. Watching girl scouts beating each other up certainly wasn't funny. This could have been a funny movie with an uplifting message but it was neither. I was truly glad when the movie was over. Melissa McCarthy's movies had been getting better but with this one she seems to have taken a turn for the worse. Meanwhile, almost everyone I've talked to who has seen this movie say that they absolutely loved it and laughed hysterically throughout the movie. So maybe I am way, way off base. Maybe I somehow watched a different movie. Have you seen it? What did you think?