Last year, “Bad Moms” satisfied a certain appetite for raunchy entertainment from a female perspective, offering summertime audiences a joy ride through bad behavior and motherhood lament. It found a sizable audience, becoming a sleeper hit despite not being much of a movie, with writer/directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore simply throwing as much juvenile behavior and uninspired raunch at the screen to see what sticks. Rewarded with a financial success, Moore and Lucas have coughed up a quickie sequel to capitalize on the moment, moving the R-rated party to the holidays for “A Bad Moms Christmas,” which is very similar to “Bad Moms” but somehow worse. Laziness chains the follow-up to the ground, with the helmers not taking a moment to think about the feature they’re making, only motivated to reheat bawdy humor for a fast buck, giving fans the same viewing experience, only this time there’s snow on the ground. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com

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