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Women seem to be trending these days. They’re everywhere, from the presidential election to the big screen. One of the latest movies to hit theaters, “Bad Moms”, is a satire on motherhood. Bad moms is an R-rated comedy showcasing the various stereotypical moms. Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, writers of the hit comedy The Hangover, bring another good laugh to the big screens. Bad Moms is an R-rated comedy showcasing the various stereotypical moms, such as the single mom, the “do it all” mom, the overprotective mom, the bad mom, and the good mom gone bad. Majority of the movie plot and setting is centered around a school and conflict between the hierarchy of the PTA moms. Although the movie plot itself is a bit slow at times, it is jammed packed with hilarious jokes and good laughs. …show more content…

These strong female leads definetly demand your attention from the very start of the movie and effectively carry it until the end. Mila Kunis, who also was the lead female role in Friends with Benefits, plays the frantic, overworked mom who can never seem to catch a break. Then there’s award winning Kristen Bell as Kiki, a housewife who singlehandedly manages her four kids and mantains the home while her oblivious jerk husband wonders what 's for dinner. Kathryn Hahn, who has starred in Step Brothers and We’re the Millers, is Carla, a divorced mom who neglects her jock son, saying that she’d rather go to Afghanistan than another kid’s baseball game. Carla is the hell raiser of the group and the funniest character in the movie. She dresses like hooker on a daily basis and makes innapropriate remarks at all the wrong times. These actresses all do a great job at portraying their designated mom type. There is also Gwendolyn, played by Christina Applegate, the uptight P.T.A. president who rules the school like Donald Trump in heels. It 's a cliché

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