Based on a DC comic, The Kitchen is a gritty ‘70s mob film. When their husbands are sent to prison three housewives decide to go into the protection racket and soon end up in a mob war. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, and Domhnall Gleeson, the cast is pretty strong. The script however, is rather formulaic and relies on a lot of standard mob tropes. It also kind of glosses over the sexism of the era, as most of the business owners don’t object or question paying protect money to these women. Still, the sets and costumes are especially well-done and do a good job ay setting an authentic look and feel for the time period. And the soundtrack too, though a bit cliché at times, features an impressive array of ‘70s hits. The Kitchen delivers some action and some thrills, but for the most part it’s a fairly average crime film.
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Based on a DC comic, The Kitchen is a gritty ‘70s mob film. When their husbands are sent to prison three housewives decide to go into the protection racket and soon end up in a mob war. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, and Domhnall Gleeson, the cast is pretty strong. The script however, is rather formulaic and relies on a lot of standard mob tropes. It also kind of glosses over the sexism of the era, as most of the business owners don’t object or question paying protect money to these women. Still, the sets and costumes are especially well-done and do a good job ay setting an authentic look and feel for the time period. And the soundtrack too, though a bit cliché at times, features an impressive array of ‘70s hits. The Kitchen delivers some action and some thrills, but for the most part it’s a fairly average crime film.