In
“Bridesmaids”, “Stolen Identity” and now in “The Heat” Melissa McCarthy
proves that she can out pouty mouth any man, tell more poop and crotch
(men and women) jokes and be more base than any of the “Hangover” guys
so I am hoping she got that out of her system. I would like to see her
tackle a deeper role as her Molly in her hit TV sitcom certainly shows a
lot more depth as an actress than her movie roles. As it is she becomes
very irritating each time she uses the “F” words, and forms of it, and
it would make for s super drinking game as it seems every other word or
motion starts with F. She is a very funny lady but the crudeness does
not help her or the picture.

I’ve
been a big fan of Sandra Bullock’s from her ’girl next door’ roles to
the nuttiness and comedy of “Miss Congeniality” and after reaching 40
she got serious, made “The Blind Side” and won an Oscar. In “The Heat”
she shows she can keep up and match McCarthy for slapstick and
‘schtick’. The chemistry between them works in a movie that is all over
the place and almost begs you to forget it is suppose to have a plot.

The
two women play that old stand by--a mismatched couple.  Sarah (Bullock)
is an FBI agent who is a perfectionist and too smart for her own good
while Shannon (McCarthy) is a Boston detective who never heard a dirty
word she didn’t like and is always very expressive regarding people’s
anatomies plus seems to never have had her hair done, taken a shower or
changed her clothes! They are assigned to work together, don’t get along
and yet bring down a major criminal!

There
is a lot of knock about comedy, with some working and some falling flat
and even old prudes like me laughed at a few of the things the women
have to say and do. This movie succeeds  though not due to the script by
Katie Dippold or the direction by Paul Feig but by the antics of
Bullock supported by McCarthy.  It is almost as if the two actresses got
up in front of the camera for 2 hours and improvised what they could
come up with. This is definitely Bullock’s movie.

“The
Heat” is rated R for good reason and I hope they make a ‘serious’
picture together as the two women bring out something special in each
other in the quiet moments..