- Language: English
- Region: All Regions
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B002VRNJFI
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #52,930 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Not Family Friendly,
By Jennifer Bogart "@ Quiverfullfamily.com" (Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Motherhood (DVD)
As a mommy blogger (although often an AWOL one during this pregnancy and move), I could easily sympathize with the plight of Uma Thurman's character Eliza in Motherhood. Children to raise, household responsibilities, trying to find some time to write (throw in homeschooling and home business, and yes ' it's a full plate.)However, despite some similarities in our lives I found myself disliking Eliza. She complains all the time, even though her husband helps with the children and much of her day actually isn't spent with them. She does come to some sense of contentment with her life, but then is 'delivered' from some of her family responsibilities so that she can spend more time writing (while someone else cares for her children.) Sigh. Isn't this so reflective of modern motherhood? Moms who always feel that they need to escape from their little ones in order to pursue their own goals and fulfillment? Don't get me wrong, I too love to write, and time needs to be spent developing our gifts. We do need to be careful to harmonize this with our job as moms however, and not forever be trying to escape maternal responsibilities (trust me, that strategy just doesn't work!) Another point against Motherhood is that you can't watch it with your children. Despite the child-friendly DVD cover and mainly appropriate content there was a scene that completely took me by surprise that includes a very sexual conversation and ongoing references to that conversation. If you are like me, films that can't be watched in a family setting just don't make it out of the box and into the disc player ' the time I have available to watch DVDs is just too limited. So, unfortunately this mommy blogger was disappointed in a film that held the promise of both laughter and camaraderie.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Motherhood Rocks for Wannabe Feminist Writers in New York!,
By Gabriele LeClaire "Gabi LeClaire" (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Motherhood [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
Even though I am not a mother, I found this film to be quite enjoyable and Uma Thurman's excellent portrayal of her character quite pleasantly surprising. She stole every scene with her high energy New York nervosa burning the candle at both ends housewife/writer wannabee quirk.
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3.4 out of 5 stars (24 customer reviews) 19 of 24 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
totally fun / totally entertaining... UMA wins you over as a mom...,
By Compusurge - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Motherhood (DVD)
Greenwhich Village, NY (specifically the west village) provides the backdrop for this totally fun romantic comedy about a mom who has to plan out one crazy, yet typical mom-day that in this instance includes tonight's 6 year b-day party, but also includes protecting her car, saving her bike, getting the right goodie-bags, befriending her friend (Minnie Driver)and of course writing her blog about being a mom. Whew....Uma Thurman, in a role so entirely different than anything she's done before, plays 'mom' and is fantastic! Her relationship with her husband (Anthony Edwards) seem quite real-life in that he wants to be of help but hey... he is a man, right? There IS a bit of magic between them indeed and while it might not be on the scale of "Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan" (yet), it peeks through nonetheless and proves itself by the end of the film in a scene sure to win you over entirely. I could envision the two together in more films going forward... Minnie Driver plays the perfect supporting role as 'insightful best friend' and while the movie runs along a somewhat predictable course at times, it also provides some very nice surprises and follows that formula that always wins while laying in some interesting insights into what it's like to be a mom. I can see the mommy-blogs launching new discussions for sure and a plethora of subjects. OK OK... I realize that I am not a mom, but I am married to one... If you enjoy films like Moonstruck, Sleepless in Seattle, Mask, You've Got Mail and so on, Motherhood is a likely winner for you. 8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
I'm the mother of six...and this movie really hit home for me.,
By Ginny "mother of 6" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Motherhood (DVD)
I loved this movie. The Norman Rockwell/"Leave it to Beaver" view of motherhood never worked for me. Life is a wonderful, funny, heartbreaking juggling act...and I think this film "gets it." As I've raised my brood in a rural community, I was amused and fascinated by the film's take on raising kids in the city. Overall...the film fascinated me...amused me...touched me. It was one of the better films I've seen recently. It's smart, and the humor comes out of irony.
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Probably a really good movie, but....,
By Margaret Dybala "too many books, too little time" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Motherhood (DVD)
This is probably a really good movie that lots of people will truly enjoy. I can say that this little story about a day in the life of this family, and especially the mother, does have a certain charm to it. And the acting is very well done.But here is the thing that really turned me off: This day is very hectic. My, my. All the things the mother has to do in this day. What a busy, almost intolerable day. My. my. Of course, most of us have to do all that stuff, and still go to work. We get up at 4:30 every morning, do EVERYTHING this mother has to do, put in 8 serious hours, commute, trust our children to daycare, come home, clean, cook, shop, be cheerful.... Some people think that is a choice. But for most of us, it isn't. It is just the reality of needing a paycheck. So, this movie just didn't click with me. I felt like I was watching Marie Antoinette say, "Let them eat cake." I don't think I've ever been so sarcastic in a review, but this movie was just very, very, very shallow. |
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