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Created Jul 07, 2013 10:46AM PST • Edited Jul 07, 2013 10:46AM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Very Good 3.5

   Seeing Bullock on a cast typically translates to “chick comedy flick.” Not a terrible thing, but not something many guys would not line up outside a theater for. This time its different. Along comes Melissa McCarthy, who balances Sandra’s uptight humor with rancorous foul-mouthed guy-style humor. The combination generates enough raunchy LOLs that I could actually recommend ‘The Heat’ to most of my stuck in adolescence guy friends. As for the story itself? Not that memorable – but in the end, that didn’t matter. The LOLs and the novelty of seeing Bullock out of her comfort zone with McCarthy carried the film.

4. Acting

   Good 3.0

   The acting, like the story, wasn’t especially memorable. However, watching McCarthy and Bullock stretch out what would normally be a raunchy stand-up routine into a full length film demands appropriate respect.

5. Male Stars Good 3.0

6. Female Stars Good 3.0

7. Female Costars Good 3.0

8. Male Costars Good 3.0

10. Film

    Very Good 3.5

    Casting deserves big kudos for pairing McCarthy and Bullock

11. Direction Very Good 3.5

12. Play Very Good 3.5

13. Music Very Good 3.5

14. Visuals Very Good 3.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 1.8

17. Sex Titillating 1.8

18. Violence Fierce 1.8

19. Rudeness Salty 1.7

21. Reality

    Glib 2.0

22. Circumstantial Glib 2.0

23. Biological Glib 2.0

24. Physical Glib 2.0