Raunchy, funny female skewed R rated comedy which has a very strong cast and some outstanding moments. At it's heart this is an old fashioned star vehicle for Mila Kunis, who is probably too young for her role in terms of age (to have a 12 year old) but completely right in terms of attractiveness, charisma and tone.
She's a super woman - tries to be there for her husband, is a great mom, a top notch worker and very funny. The husband is No Good, the kids are ungrateful, and her work don't appreciate her. Oh and she clashes with the head bitch of the PTA (Christina Applegate, perfect). This leads to an act of rebellion - she kicks out the cheating husband, teaches the kids to be self sufficient, parties, scores a hot widow (Jay Hernandez, not very good in a thankless role), beats the baddies, and learns the importance of more chilled out parenting.
It's a nice message and the writers have come up with lots of laugh out loud moments and fresh twists on old situations to overcome the formula. Kunis has excellent support from Kathryn Hahn (trashy single mom) and Kristen Bell (uptight anxious mom) as her new BFFs. Lots of fun.
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