“I was in New York for many, many years doing dramatic plays, so I’m quite comfortable,” she said. But in duds like “Tammy,” “The Boss” and this year’s “Life of the Party,” McCarthy settled into a typecast. As washed-up author turned literary letter forger Lee Israel, McCarthy trades the exuberance and effervescence of her previous roles for moroseness and misanthropy. Even before the movie came out, the focus on McCarthy’s supposed transformation (“she is unrecognizable in a wig!”) and the film’s October release date — right in the thick of Oscar season — brought awards buzz and helped drive home a compelling narrative: Melissa McCarthy, dramatic actress, has arrived. But Melissa McCarthy, dramatic actress, was there all along, going back to her 2000s breakout role as Sookie St. James on the celebrated TV series “Gilmore Girls.”

Source: Huffington Post October 29, 2018 20:41 UTC