Fun Mom Dinner

Fun Mom Dinner is a pretty mild comedy for 2017. Things have changed a lot since these moms were young and this movie shows those changes in interesting ways. I had a few good chuckles but the overall story of the movie was pretty bland. This movies seems like The Hangover method of movie production done to it's most boring. The cast of the movie is good and there are some cute moments in the movie but I don't really think that it was "entertaining." It is just something I watched.

The set up is fine, but then halfway through dinner the engaging conflict with outsider mom Kate promptly disappears in a whiff of marijauna smoke and we're left with a mostly chemistry-less foursome doing some generic letting loose with no real purpose or character arcs to fulfill. There's a good skit or two (see the weed shop stop; Melanie interrogating Alfred) but there's also way too much Adam Levine (his whole subplot is excruciating), and the dad storyline doesn't really work either.

Funny enough.

Awesome cast and good performances. All the characters felt real. Fun and occasionally hilarious. I especially liked the interplay of conflicting personalities. Bridget Everett was over the top. Katie Aselton was almost too beautiful. Toni Collette and Molly Shannon also gave solid performances. All were satisfying and very entertaining.