Mother's Day

PG-13

4/29/20161h 58m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Celebrate the one day that connects us all ~

Overview:

Sandy is a stressed-out, single mom who learns that her ex-husband is marrying a younger woman. Her friend Jesse's parents don't know that she has a family or that her sister, Gabi is married to a woman. Jesse's friend, Kristin, is juggling motherhood of a toddler, a patient boyfriend who keeps proposing, and searching for her biological mother. Bradley is a widower who's trying to raise two daughters on his own, while Miranda is too busy with her career to worry about children. When their respective problems intersect and start coming to a head, the Mother's Day holiday takes on a special meaning for all.

Director:

Garry Marshall

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$25,000,000.00

Revenue:

$48,782,670.00

Key words:

holiday
female friendship
remarriage
interracial marriage
single mother
divorcee
widower
single father
biological mother
parents
ex-husband ex-wife relationship
boyfriend girlfriend relationship
mother's day
motherhood
difficult parents
kids
death of wife
outtakes
atlanta, georgia
intersecting lives
mother daughter relationship
sister sister relationship
loss of mother
relationships
birth mother
lesbian couple
surprise visit

Cast

Jennifer Aniston

~ as ~

Sandy

Julia Roberts

~ as ~

Miranda Collins

Kate Hudson

~ as ~

Jesse

Jason Sudeikis

~ as ~

Bradley

Sarah Chalke

~ as ~

Gabi

Britt Robertson

~ as ~

Kristin

Timothy Olyphant

~ as ~

Henry

Shay Mitchell

~ as ~

Tina

Jack Whitehall

~ as ~

Zack Zim

Margo Martindale

~ as ~

Flo

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Reviews (2)

Reno
Written 8 year(s) ago
6

Mothers and their responsibilities despite struggling through.

I heard Garry Marshall has died a couple of weeks ago, so I decided to watch it rather sooner. He was a good director, one of the rare kind to focus on the women subjects and multi-starrer. I loved films such as 'Overboard', 'Valentine's Day', 'Pretty Woman', 'Frankie and Johnny' and many more. His films definitely not for everyone, but certain kinds of viewers would enjoy them and so did I.

This is the final movie in the Special Day trilogy. I certainly adored 'Valentine's Day', but the next film 'New Year's Eve' was pretty bad and this third film comes between those two. The story was okay, but nothing looked seriously compelling. The best parts were the actors, theirs present and performances makes it watchable. What Jason Sudeikis is doing in the 'Mother's Day' poster is the first thing I wanted to be answered.

The story opens a week or so early to the mother's day and focuses on the various mothers who are all has connections somewhere. Being the mother and their responsibilities were this film's purpose. Though I anticipated a bit emotional or the strong message, but it ended as an ordinary film. Surely a decent timepass film, but it had its chances to be a better one and it never untilised that opportunity well. A few people might like it, but most won't. Overall a feel good film, despite whatever your rating going to be at the end of the watch.

6/10
r96sk
Written 4 year(s) ago
6
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.