The Kitchen is crime drama based off of a DC comic book series of the same name by Ollie Masters. The film stars Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, and Elisabeth Moss as the housewives of Irish mobsters in the 1970s. After their husbands are arrested and they are left for broke by the mob, that was supposed to protect them, they take it upon themselves to reign control over overlooked organized crime operations in their New York neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen.
The plot was engaging and easy to follow. It kept me locked in throughout and had some great twists at the end. If I didn’t know this was based off of a comic book I could have easily thought this was based on a true story.
All three women did a great job playing off one another. I liked seeing the serious side of comedians Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish. I appreciated that the women led this film and all had strong character development and diversity in personalities. McCarthy playing the family woman with questionable alliances, turned mob boss, Haddish as the cutthroat, conniving and brilliant co-partner and Elisabeth Moss as the innocent, abused housewife turned ruthless independent woman. I enjoyed seeing these characters pull themselves up from their bootstraps, not depending on any man to get what they wanted. They were willing to take smart risks and be the drivers in their own futures.
The sets and costumes were all very appropriate for the time. Some of the looks were super chic and could definitely be rerun today.
This movie gave a fresh take to a familiar mobster themed drama. With these three strong female leads at the forefront it made for an intense and thrilling movie that is absolutely worth checking out.
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