This movie was quite enjoyable, filled with a great ensemble cast and had the theater laughing several times. Well worth a watch with Mom!
Mother’s Day is about a few different mothers who all experience mother’s day in a different way. There is a lesbian moms couple, a divorced mom, even a dad “mom” and a whole lot more.
Because there were so many story lines it felt like the movie really wasn’t about anything and we were just watching a few characters their lives play out around mother’s day (I guess you could say a bit like a real life show, with much less information). I mean it was a fun watch and I always enjoy these kind of laid-back movies were you just watch a few characters with amazing houses and great lives, it’s fun. So I personally enjoyed this movie. Although it wasn’t the greatest movie alive, obviously.
I really enjoyed the cast, they did a great job on that one. All the characters were very likable which I loved. The movie itself had some pretty random shots in it, which I mostly still don’t understand why they were there, and personally, I would have liked to see more interesting things instead of those. Some of them were funny but none were important.
Overall this was a real feel good movie and I enjoyed it, but that’s it.
I watched almost a full 45 minutes...these movie bombed for me !!! #ShiftvW8
My friends and I have a bad movie club, and we collectively agreed this is the worst piece of garbage we've watched so far. If I had to choose between seeing this movie again, or having a lobotomy, it actually wouldn't matter which one I chose because they would achieve the same result.
Alright viewing. Nothing worth remembering or revisiting though.
'Mother’s Day' has a good cast list. Jennifer Aniston is always a pleasant watch, as she is here as Sandy. Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts and Jason Sudeikis also feature. I liked all three of them, they and Aniston are certainly the strongest parts of the film.
Garry Marshall staple Héctor Elizondo also appears, he is as likeable as he is in, e.g., 'The Princess Diaries'. Jack Whitehall and Britt Robertson are together in this, I found Whitehall a bit wooden to be honest. Elsewhere, they somehow make Margo Martindale unlikeable - I've only seen her in sweet roles before, but her Florence (and Robert Pine's Earl) is rather detestable. That whole 'arc' is poorly written.
Not as cheesy as predicted, even if it still does feature a fair amount of cheddar. The main cast make this an OK watch, if not necessarily a good one.
A movie where all the main female protagonists are blonds... even their daughters or grandsons.
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Verdict: Even Hollywood’s brightest stars cannot save this hollow movie.
Its unfortunate that this is the finale for Gary Marshall as director but Mother's Day is still watchable despite fairly lazy righting and a couple of lazy performances. I did find some laughs here though and I thought Jennifer Aniston and Jason Sudeikis make it watchable. No need to rush out and rent this movie but it could be an enjoyable cable grab.
A good cast can only do so much with a clumsy and predictable script. At ninety minutes this may have been bearable but it goes on for nearly two hours. Meh.
Shout by Nancy L DraperVIP 8BlockedParent2017-09-05T02:44:37Z
This is really, REALLY bad! They hired some big Hollywood names and forgot to hire a screenwriter. Honestly, I can't think of anything that is good about this. What a waste of talent and time. I give this a 2 (RRB, see above) out of 10.