Melissa McCarthy in "Life of the Party" Gets a Failing Grade in a Mom Goes Back to College Movie

Deanna (the irrepressible comedic actress Melissa McCarthy) plays a mother dropping her daughter Helen, (35 year old Gillian Jacobs) off for her senior year at college.  Just moments later her husband drops a bombshell she didn't see coming, he's dropping her for another woman (Julie Bowen).  This movie is an abomination.  It's a sickening mixed concoction of "An Unmarried Woman" "Mean Girls" "Old School" and "Cougar".  It's more than enough to make you puke.  Helen is now determined to pursue her college degree which she dropped when she became pregnant with her daughter.  Only now, she's matriculated to college at the same university as her daughter.  Remember the college boyfriend you wished you could have a do over?  Don't go see this film.  This will be time you'll regret and can never get back.  Helen (and all her sorority sisters who are too old for their roles) are a ragtag mix of misfits.  They are won over by Deanna's old college try and perkiness.  Helen gives her mom a make over do over and brings her along to a frat party.  The cougar relationship between Deanna and handsome student Jack made me want to hack.  Having sex in the stacks?  Really?  This movie is worse than waking to remember you have a paper due that you didn't do.  Maya Rudolph as Deanna's best friend added some humor.  This worked because they're on the same page.  Signing McCarthy up in this film is an embarrassingly pathetic walk of shame.