April 10, 2020
In March of 1983, blast of cosmic rays from outer space. This radiation caused genetic mutations that gave certain sociopathic people special powers which they unfortunately used for evil, gaining them the nickname Miscreants. Ever since she was a child, genius Emily Stanton buried herself in her studies, always focused on her dream to fight these Miscreants who caused the death of her parents. She only had one friend who protected her from bullies, her best friend Lydia, her direct opposite both physically and in attitude.
Fast forward to the present, Lydia (Melissa McCarthy) grew up to be a crane-operator at the container facility, while Emily (Octavia Spencer) grew up to be the super-scientist. When Lydia came to pick Emily up for their reunion, her mischief caused Lydia to be accidentally injected with the super-strength serum that Emily invented to give super powers to regular humans. Along with Emily who took the pills which can cause her to be invisible, the duo faced the challenge of the Miscreants as the Thunder Force.
The Miscreants were led by a man running for mayor of Chicago calling himself "The King" (Bobby Cannavale). Laser (Pom Klementieff) was a violent, hot-headed Miscreant who can throw blue destructive lightning bolts, very far from her calm quiet MCU superhero Mantis. The Crab had crab claws for arms but no clear powers that I noted, but the fact that this rather silly Miscreant was played by a big name Jason Bateman, you could predict that he will have more to do than just petty theft in a supermarket.
Octavia Spencer is more known for her dramatic roles in acclaimed films like "The Shape of Water" (2017), "Hidden Figures" (2016) and "The Help" (2011) where she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Here as Emily, Spencer underplayed to further contrast herself from the bombastic McCarthy, or did she just phone it in on purpose? In contrast with the single Lydia, Emily had family to further interact with, a loving grandmother Norma (Marcella Lowery) and a similarly bright daughter Tracy (Taylor Mosby).
Just like in "The Heat" (2013), Melissa McCarthy's Lydia was a brusque, foul-mouthed, uncouth character, the absolute opposite of her regimented, straight-laced partner made for good old-fashioned comedy trope -- the odd couple. It was practically an exact remake of that absurdly successful winning formula. However, in comparison, the writing of the jokes here were not as sharp or as funny as they were in "The Heat." McCarthy's jokes here felt like lazy ad libs, were generally lame and corny, falling flat most of the time. 4/10.
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