Cert 12A
118 mins
BBFC advice: Contains infrequent strong language, moderate sex references
Mother's Day is the sort of harmless schmaltz which punctuates cinema listings almost weekly.
It is an inoffensive attempt at pathos which temporarily struck a chord but will be forgotten by the end of the summer.
At its heart are Jennifer Aniston, playing a beleaguered middle-aged (!) mum whose husband (Timothy Oliphant) has deserted her for a younger model.
There is a frisson for a widower (Jason Sudeikis) who has found him in a similar single-parent boat.
Then there is Kate Hudson as a mum of one who dare not tell her racist parents that she has married a chap of Indian descent (Aasif Mandvi).
Oh, and there is Julia Roberts as a successful TV host who is intent on denying the daughter (Britt Robertson) she gave up at birth.
The problem is not the variety of storylines or the attempt to keep them in parallel to one another. Neither is it the cast who are all reasonably engaging.
My beef with Gary Marshall's film was with a denouement which is far cleaner than it could be in real life.
But I guess American escapism doesn't want to confront what really happens behind closed doors because that would be too awful, wouldn't it?
Reasons to watch: for a bit of harmless family schmaltz
Reasons to avoid: way too neat
Laughs: a couple of chuckles
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 6/10
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Shay Mitchell Who's seeing #MothersDayMovie this weekend?
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