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Motherhood
2009 90 min United States of America PG-13 16+
★4.6
Comedy, Drama
Director: Katherine Dieckmann
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Description
In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter's sixth birthday party has no idea of the challenges she's about to face in order to pull off the event.
Budget:
$5M
US Gross:
$93,388
Worldwide:
$726,936
Starring
Uma Thurman
Actor
Anthony Edwards
Actor
Minnie Driver
Actor
Awards
1 win
Key opinion
Motherhood is widely viewed as a lackluster and superficial drama that fails to successfully balance its comedic elements with its domestic subject matter. While the consensus on the film's narrative and direction is largely negative, Uma Thurman's committed performance remains the primary, and often sole, redeeming quality for most viewers.
| Acting | Uma Thurman delivers a dedicated and authentic performance that serves as the film's primary anchor. | |
| Humor | The film suffers from a lack of genuine humor and fails to successfully execute its marketed premise as a comedy. | |
| Direction | The direction is perceived as flat and vague, lacking the focus necessary to elevate the mundane narrative. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is criticized for being superficial and predictable, failing to offer meaningful psychological depth or actionable insights into the challenges of parenting. | |
| Pacing | The film's pacing is divisive; some find the depiction of repetitive daily chores immersive and honest, while others find the film dragged and boring. | |
| Theme | Opinions on thematic depth are divided; some praise the film for highlighting the 'everyday hustle' of modern motherhood, while others dismiss the protagonist's struggles as self-pity and lethargy. |