Stumbling through life in a fog of despair, Lilly is just about coping confined to a psychiatric hospital, her husband Jack (Chris O’Dowd) has entirely given up on trying to deal with the pain, and is counting down the days until blessed oblivion finally arrives. The problem is not McCarthy’s, who stars as Lilly Maynard, whose infant daughter died of cot death a year before the story opens. Melissa McCarthy proved herself a superb dramatic actress in 2018’s Can You Ever Forgive Me?, but The Starling (12A), despite offering even more scope to broaden her range, is a fluffed opportunity.
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