Weighted from a 3.4 average · Why?
Generic holiday plotting dulls the fun, despite its game leads.
Verdict tier Unfavorable, most critics didn't like it, on a scale of Unfavorable, Mixed, Recommended, Exceptional.
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Critic consensus
Critical reception for A Bad Moms Christmas is largely negative, with reviewers finding it formulaic, safe, and unable to live up to the premise of its raunchy concept. The film's likable lead actresses are occasionally acknowledged, though critics largely felt their talents were wasted. The most common criticism is that the film retreats into generic holiday movie territory and relies on clichéd character resolutions, failing to push far enough beyond conventional Christmas fare.
Positive = 6.5/10 and up · negative = below 5/10
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Top critic
Film review ·
...aside from some inspired portions, "A Bad Moms Christmas" feels formulaic and safe, and never as over-the-top as this kind of sequel needs to be. These moms may be bad, but they needed to be 'badder' for this film to truly fly.
Top critic
Film review ·
While promising to be a film about how much pressure mothers bring upon themselves over hosting the perfect Christmas for the family, it ends up about resolving mother-daughter conflicts through some very cliched characters.
Film review ·
Sadly, the film holds back from completely committing to that direction and ends up being yet another generic Christmas flick. Watch this only if you've exhausted all the other choices out there.
Film review ·
Every Christmas, there is a film that eulogises the merits of the festival as a family affair, and this year it is, A Bad Moms Christmas, that does the needful with flair. A sequel to last year's Bad Moms, this one, with its raunchy comedy that would definitely make Santa and all of us blush to the rosiest of pinks.
Film review ·
A Bad Moms Christmas is a vile film. It's a shameful low in the careers of Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn, three supremely likable actors that are radiant in nearly everything else they've ever done. But fortunately, this is the last time either of us will be discussing it.
Credits
Mila KunisAmy Mitchell
Kristen BellKiki
Kathryn HahnCarla Dunkler
Christine BaranskiAmy's mother
Susan SarandonCarla's mother
Cheryl HinesKiki's mother
Jay HernandezJessie Harkness
Justin HartleyTy Swindle
Peter GallagherAmy's Father
Oona LaurenceJane Mitchell
EmJay AnthonyDylan Mitchell
Lyle BrocatoKent
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