171: Bad Moms

Published: Aug. 23, 2016, 9 p.m.

b'We\\u2019re not mums yet, but we had quite a bit of fun watching some get (kind of) bad. Kristen Bell is a comic delight, and Jada Pinkett-Smith is criminally under-used, but the six (female!!) leads give funny, fearless performances. They are not well-served by the writing that never quite goes hard enough at the comedy or the feelings, but we can\\u2019t help but be happy that this movie is out there, showing the can\\u2019t-win-no-matter-how-hard-you-try reality of the lives of mothers today.'