THE WEEKEND IS coming up, and that means new movies for you to see.

But which is a must-watch, and are there any you should avoid?

We take a look.

The Boss

What we know

Melissa McCarthy plays a corporate high-flier jailed for fraud. When she comes out, she has to live with an ex-employee. Fish out of water, bawdy comedy. The McCarthy special.

What the critics say

• “It’s quite funny, though not exactly original, and as with Amy Schumer, you can see how McCarthy gets de-fanged by the imperatives of mainstream Hollywood comedy, with its need for sentimental resolutions.” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
• “There’s not much for it here except choosing to be a barracuda in a man’s world, then apologising for that stance.” Tim Robey, The Telegraph

What’s it rated?

• Rotten Tomatoes: 4.4/10
• IMDB: 5.3/10

Mother’s Day

What we know

An all-star cast with Aniston, Roberts and Hudson. It’s another Garry Marshall movie where all of the characters are really good-looking but have impossibly complicated, intertwining lives. Also, it’s not Mother’s Day in Ireland this weekend. Relax.

What the critics say

• “Mother’s Day is bad from the start, and it doesn’t get better.” The Hollywood Reporter
• “You should give the widest berth possible to this staggeringly incompetent blend of silliness and schmaltz—a film so awful that if one were to put up a list of the great films celebrating motherhood, it would rank considerably lower than the Gus van Sant version of Psycho..” Peter Sobcynski, RogerEbert.com

What’s it rated?

• Rotten Tomatoes: 2.9/10
• IMDB: 6.4/10

Learning To Drive

What we know

Oscar nominee Patricia Clarkson and Oscar winner Ben Kingsley star in a story of two people learning to put their lives together while Clarkson learns to drive. Sweet, if inoffensive.

What the critics say

• “A delicate film that steers clear of preaching or of slipping into mawkishness..” The New York Times
• “Learning To Drive has harmless sweetness, many revealing speeches about life, and a Kingsley performance that shades strongly into a “Robin Williams as a straight-faced foreigner” routine.” The AV Club

What’s it rated?

• Rotten Tomatoes: 6.3/10
• IMDB: 6.4/10

Which would you go see first?