With Bad Moms, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (yes, two dudes) have created a small and limited world for two-dimensional female characters to run wild in. Despite strong performances from Kristen Bell and the great Kathryn Hahn, who play the highly caricatured roles of Kiki (“sad and lonely stay-at-home mom”) and Carla (“feral, drunken, single mom”), Bad Moms is a very bad movie.
“We all work too damn hard trying to make our kids’ lives amazing and magical,” the protagonist Amy (Mila Kunis) screeches to Kiki and Carla after a long day and a bottle of Scotch…
