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Movie Overview
Cast
Uma Thurman
Anthony Edwards
Minnie Driver
Director
Katherine Dieckmann
MPAA Rating
PG-13 - for language, sexual references and a brief drug comment.
Theatrical Release
Oct 23, 2009 (Limited)
Motherhood (2009)
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OFCS Rating: 17% Rotten
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1/4
"Director Katherine Dieckmann, who demonstrated some natural comic rhythms and efficiency with actors in
Diggers
, is here unable to surmount the sitcom dreariness of her first original screenplay, apparently a "write-what-you-know" misjudgment."
Slant Magazine
Bill Weber
1/5
"gets stuck in the starting gate, unsure of what kind of film it wants to be."
Filmcritic.com
Chris Cabin
3/5
"Portrays a time-starved mother who is willing to throw herself into parenting but also realizes the need to care for her own soul."
Spirituality and Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
1.5/4
"The lesson, I guess, is that it really sucks being a mom, but it's also incredibly unrewarding."
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
"In a few brief moments, Thurman's Eliza springs to life... but it's not Thurman's fault that those moments are few and far between."
Flick Filosopher
MaryAnn Johanson
1/5
"A portrait of parenthood that’s apt to turn one into an ardent advocate of contraception,
Motherhood
portrays such shrill, mopey and all-around unpleasant adults that it’s hard to believe any of them found procreative partners."
Time Out New York
Nick Schager
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