Directed By: Garry Marshall
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, Jason Sudeikis, Timothy Olyphant, Sarah Chalke, Aasif Mandvi, Cameron Esposito, Margo Martindale, Robert Pine
From director Garry Marshall (known for his super hit film Pretty Woman and some unforgettable ones like New Year's Eve and Valentine's Day) comes yet another holiday film complete with a star-studded ensemble, Mother's Day.
Featuring multiple storylines, the film opens to a morning one week before the festivities of Mother's Day as the main characters (Jennifer Aniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson and Jason Sudeikis, who plays a single father) go through their lives (and their lines) apparently doing the best they can with what they have been handed.
All upper-class mums, Aniston plays Sandy, a divorced mother of two whose ex-husband Henry (Timothy Olyphant) unexpectedly marries his much-younger (and air-headed) girlfriend Tina (Shay Mitchell). Kate Hudson plays Sandy's best friend Jesse, a woman who hasn't spoken to her mum for years on account of being married to an Indian (Aasif Mandavi), while Julia Roberts plays a super-successful entrepreneur who gave up the "joy" of having kids so that she could single-mindedly pursue her career.
And if you are expecting the movie to invoke feelings of love and gratitude towards mothers while showcasing how beautiful the bond can be, don't. The movie has almost nothing to say about the challenges or rewards of being a mother. It's just a bunch of different stories (about different kinds of mothers) thrown together in a haphazard and disconnected manner and without any logic or effort (not to mention bad grammar “ "Who is giving this young lady away?” “I do.” ).
That being said, although not much in the film makes a lot of sense, if the bloopers are to be believed, the cast had more fun making the film than the audiences have watching it. So go ahead and watch it if you are in the mood, the incoherency and incomprehensibility just might make you laugh.
“ Heather Fernandes-Colaco
