Vertigo's THE KITCHEN starring Melissa McCarthy (TBD) 0

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Melissa McCarthy to Star Alongside Tiffany Haddish in New DC Comics Movie

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Melissa McCarthy is getting serious for her next role – in a DC Comics movie?

 

According to Deadline, the fan-favorite comedic actress has just joined New Line and DC Entertainment's big screen adaptation of The Kitchen. McCarthy now becomes the second comedian to board the crime adaptation, joining fellow comedian, and one of Hollywood's rising stars, Tiffany Haddish. The latter was cast in the film late last year.

 

For those who aren't familiar, The Kitchen is a comic series published under DC's Vertigo imprint. Created by Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle, the limited series ran for eight issues beginning in late 2014.

 

The Kitchen is set in 1970s New York City, and features three female leads in gritty, anti-hero roles. In the comics, the FBI captures leaders of the Irish mafia, and their ruthless business must continue during their incarceration. A trio of mob wives then take over for their husbands, hoping to keep things running.

 

Andrea Berloff, writer of Straight Outta Compton, will direct The Kitchen in addition to penning the screenplay. This will mark Berloff's directorial debut. Michael De Luca will produce the film.

 

This movie will continue the New Line partnership for both McCarthy and DC Entertainment. The latter has produced and starred in Tammy and the upcoming Life of the Party for the studio. Dwayne Johnson's Black Adam, based on the DC Comics character, is also being produced by New Line.

 

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[Bosco685]

I didn't realize it but this will be the sixth Vertigo property converted to a film production.

• A History of Violence
• The Kitchen (2019 film)
• The Losers (film)
• Stardust (2007 film)
• Tank Girl (film)
• V for Vendetta (film)

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[csaag]

After seeing multiple  ads for this,  it looked to me that they're pushing Elizabeth  Moss not McCarthy.   With The Handmaid Tale currently out, I can understand that.   It's the 1st thing my wife noticed about the ads.

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7.0/10

[paperheart]

fairly predictable, this will sink with barely a ripple

https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-kitchen-2019/critic-reviews

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_kitchen   15 RT - let's go cherry picking

 

Edited August 8, 2019 by paperheart

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Firstly, I didn’t realize until the movie started that it is based on the Vertigo comic miniseries of the same name. It makes no difference because at the end of the day it’s a badass gangster film. Directed and written by Andrea Berloff co-writer of Straight Outta Compton, The Kitchen takes place in Hells Kitchen, New York in 1978. The vibe of the movie immediately felt like a mixture of a Shaft film and Goodfellas, very gritty yet vibrant. Whatever you expected to see after watching the trailer, forget it. While the trailer intrigued me, it did the movie no justice. DC and New Line Cinema, who produced the film are a fantastic pair. Gangster films have always had a special place in American culture. We all love a story where people at the bottom rise to dethrone the undeserving. Additionally, we love the accents/slang, the guns, and the art of the hustle. There’s now a mob trio to rival Liotta, De Niro, and Pesci. I thoroughly enjoyed the film.

 

Plot/Pace

The film follows three women that are part of an Irish mob family in Hells Kitchen, New York in the late 70s. One was born into the mob while the other two were married into it the family. When the husbands of the three women go to prison the ladies are left with scraps. With no help from the crime family, the trio decides that if they want money they have to get it on their own. Going against the family and to overthrow the new head of the organization wasn’t the initial plan but it had to be done. First with finesse and later by force, the ladies become well known by everyone in the neighborhood. The film moves a little too quick for me in the beginning. I felt there could’ve been a tad bit more build-up. Other than that, the film moves pretty seamlessly with a nice funky soundtrack and great cinematography. The questions I was left with are only questions a mobster could answer.  I for once couldn’t predict the ending. It felt good to be surprised by the twist. However, I was suspicious of somebody that I won’t name. There were a few parts that I wasn’t sure if they were supposed to be comical or not. The only downside to having two well known comedic actors is sometimes we don’t take them seriously. At times if a line is delivered a certain way we laugh when we shouldn’t. Funny is funny though, right? However, with that being said, I do believe comedic actors have the most range.

 

Character/Acting

The chemistry between these ladies was great, full of fire and tension. All of them had their own agenda while trying to reach the same goal. Kathy(Melissa McCarthy) is a leader, strategic, and motherly. Ruby( Tiffany Haddish) is smart, fierce, and doesn’t take no for an answer. Claire(Elisabeth Moss) is tough, sweet, and murderous. Together, they are damn near unstoppable. The character transitions were amazing to watch, especially Moss’s character. Haddish was definitely a scene-stealer with her commanding performance. While Moss relayed her performance more through action than dialogue. McCarthy was fantastic, dramatic roles suit her just as well as comedy. I will say, their accents felt a little over the top at times but it’s not that noticeable. Lastly, I believe a fan favorite will be the character, Gabriel O’Mally played by Domhnall Gleeson.

 

The Kitchen releases in theaters everywhere on August 9th.

 

Rating

4 out of 5

It is crazy when you see these films get an extremely low overall critics positive response, yet there will be a number of positive reviews from movie-goers. Big disconnect between them.

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There is a big concern like once again WB mishandled the release of a film with the press screening happening the night before it releases. 

[paperheart]

this turd should have stayed in the can it's been floating in since it was wrapped a year ago

 

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The New York TimesManohla DargisAug 7, 2019

An offense against feminism, narrative logic and Fleetwood Mac, The Kitchen is a terrible, witless mess. Read full review

 

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Boston GlobeTy BurrAug 7, 2019

If you doubt that August is the boneyard for movies too poor to release in other months, here’s The Kitchen, an addled and actively unpleasant crime comedy-drama with a high-profile cast and a mean streak a mile wide. Based on a limited-edition comic book and completed in July 2018, the movie’s been sitting on the shelf until enough people are on vacation to not see it. Read full review

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Vanity FairRichard LawsonAug 7, 2019

It’s a mess of a movie, choppy and incoherent, a mishmash of tone that veers wildly from comedy to bloody drama, a gangster epic with no grounding in any people, place, or thing. Read full review

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Grace Randolph is usually lukewarm to negative with WB films as of late.

[D84]

5 minutes ago, Bosco685 said:

Grace Randolph is usually lukewarm to negative with WB films as of late.

A gave up on Grace Randolph a while ago.  She comes across as a Disney shill.

I do hope this is a good one.

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7 minutes ago, D84 said:

A gave up on Grace Randolph a while ago.  She comes across as a Disney shill.

I do hope this is a good one.

Agreed! It was funny how she hated on Dark Phoenix in advance, and swore Disney would never allow it to be released. Then when it came out under Disney's control, she was overjoyed with the performances.

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Deadline mid-Friday estimate for the weekend: New Line’s The Kitchen ($2M, $5.7M)  

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On 7/16/2019 at 5:11 PM, Bosco685 said:

I didn't realize it but this will be the sixth Vertigo property converted to a film production.

• A History of Violence
• The Kitchen (2019 film)
• The Losers (film)
• Stardust (2007 film)
• Tank Girl (film)
• V for Vendetta (film)

Think you missed two:

1) Constantine (with Keanu)

2) Jonah Hex - debatable, but one of the (many) reasons the movie sucked is it included Hex’s supernatural “reanimate/talk-to-the-dead” super powers, which didn’t appear before the 1993 mini-series reboot, a Vertigo title.

Prior to that Vertigo title, Hex had no super powers.

 

I *love* Jonah Hex. 

I *despise* that film.

It also has the distinction of featuring the worst performance of both John Malkovich and Michael Fassbender.

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1 hour ago, Gatsby77 said:

Think you missed two:

1) Constantine (with Keanu)

2) Jonah Hex - debatable, but one of the (many) reasons the movie sucked is it included Hex’s supernatural “reanimate/talk-to-the-dead” super powers, which didn’t appear before the 1993 mini-series reboot, a Vertigo title.

Prior to that Vertigo title, Hex had no super powers.

 

I *love* Jonah Hex. 

I *despise* that film.

It also has the distinction of featuring the worst performance of both John Malkovich and Michael Fassbender.

Good catches.

I like the Constantine film as an American Elseworlds story. But agree with Michael Fassbender and John Malkovich those roles were painful to watch.

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The Kitchen sinks with $5.5MM. 

[D84]

2 hours ago, paperheart said:

The Kitchen sinks with $5.5MM. 

Ouch