Much of the comedy of Bad Moms (Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, 2016)-- a film that is predicated on the very real, paralyzing fear mothers have about being not good enough to their kids (and being judged by others for it)-- falls flat because it starts from an unbelievable place, pushes only some details to their extremes (not really abiding by an «if x, then y»
logic), and lurches forth with its
plot.
The problem with the film isn't in its placement in the realm of science fiction films as
much as its placement in the real world, where the
plot necessitates a triple - jump for every leap in
logic to get us from point A to Z. For instance, the film pushes forward the notion that scientists don't give any thought or research whatsoever to the ramifications of their inventions before unleashing them on the world at large.