Her extravagant lifestyle is no more.Ī lot of people were upset with the way Michele treated them so it’s not easy to reform her image as a white collar criminal. Out of jail after a short prison sentence, she turns to former assistant Claire (Bell) to help her re-brand herself after finding out that nobody is going to welcome her back. Some sketch characters have a hard time making the transition from a three to five minute sketch to a full lengthy feature film but Michelle Darnell makes the transition very well.ĭarnell is a self-help finance guru who is sent to jail after rival Renault (Dinklage) turns her in for insider training. Melissa McCarthy & Ben Falcone & Steve Mallory wrote the screenplay for the comedy, which was based on a character that the actress created with The Groundings. It’s not too long either with a running time of 99 minutes.ĭirected by McCarthy’s husband, Ben Falcone, the movie stars McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Kathy Bates, Tyler Labine and Peter Dinklage. While anything McCarthy does with director Paul Feig makes for classic comedy, it’s the films not directed by Feig that give some pause to question whether the film is any good. Melissa McCarthy more than makes up for Tammy with her upcoming film, The Boss.

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