The strain shows on ‘A Bad Moms Christmas’

“A Bad Moms Christmas” (2017, Universal, R, $28), the latest adventure featuring our under-appreciated suburban matriarchs (Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell), works as no-think entertainment but it lacks the outrageous spark of the original.

This time around, the gals are visited by their own screwed-up moms. Bell is saddled with a smother mother (Cheryl Hines) while Kunis has to deal with an over-achiever (Christine Baranski) and Hahn is burdened with a hard-partying gambling addict (Susan Sarandon.)

Even though it manages to serve up some delightfully lewd laughs, the strain is beginning to show. Extras: deleted scenes, gag reel and music video.

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