“Yeah?”

From Thunder Force.

When cosmic rays hit the earth in the early 1980s, the world was quickly terrorized by the rise of Miscreants, sociopaths that were given superpowers by the rays.  When her scientist parents are killed by Miscreants, young Emily (Bria Danielle Singleton) vowed to complete her parents’ work and give good people powers.  However, Emily’s brilliance makes her a target for bullying until the tough Lydia (Vivian Falcone) befriends her.  Even though Emily and Lydia are polar opposites, they remain best friends until the end of high school where a fight causes them to drift apart.  Now an adult, Lydia’s (Melissa McCarthy) rough-around-the-edges, lazy attitude makes things difficult.  An upcoming class reunion causes Lydia to reach out to her former best friend, and Lydia goes to visit Emily (Octavia Spencer) at her research building.  When Lydia is left alone for a minute, she accidentally gets herself injected with the super strength serum that Emily has spent years developing.  Emily and her security consultant, Allie (Melissa Leo), tell Lydia that since she’s taken the first dose, Lydia will have to continue taking the serum to avoid death.  Everyone except Emily’s daughter, Tracy (Taylor Mosby), is reluctant for Lydia to be involved, but all agree that she needs to learn to control her strength to assist the invisibility serum Emily has taken.  After finishing the training, they name themselves Thunder Force and head out on their first mission: stopping a robbery ring led by the Crab (Jason Bateman).  While the city gets ready for the election between the grassroots candidate Gonzales (Melissa Ponzio) and the anti-Miscreant “The King” Stevens (Bobby Cannavale), frequent attacks from the deadly Miscreant Laser (Pom Klementieff) places the city on edge.  As Thunder Force chases down the evil plaguing the city, Emily and Lydia’s past issues threaten to tear them apart, so they must find a way to work together before it’s too late.

This action comedy offers some talented, yet unexpected actors the chance to shine in the superhero genre.  The effects and action scenes are well done, but the humor and sarcasm are the film’s driving force.  McCarthy plays her familiar disheveled character type, but her ability to carry out the role so well is the driving force for Thunder Force.