Thunder Force (2021)

Of course I like Melissa McCarthy. I'm not a monster. But I don't enjoy her collaborations with her husband nearly as much as I do her other films. He seems unable to distinguish when her adlibs are actually worth keeping in the film, which is kinda sweet, but not great for the movies.

The whole thing feels like a bit of a missed opportunity. The premise is awesome: an event gave superpowers to the portion of the population predisposed to sociopathy. One smart girl who lost her parents in one of these "miscreant" attacks grows up to create a superpower formula -- but her one dose is accidentally injected into the wild card/not-so-bright McCarthy. Tons of fun, right? Well, no. It's only a cupful of fun. Sigh.

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