Mother and Child Reviews

Movie Reviews

• Three story threads finally intersect in a revelatory examination of what motherhood means

  by Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter ]

• thick, saccharine pablum partially watchable

  by Chris Cabin [Filmcritic.com ]

• There is no ambiguity-emotional, narrative-and every single detail is depicted and explained

  Review rate : B- by Emanuel Levy [EmanuelLevy.Com ]

• ou may not quite trust "Mother and Child"- its soft spots and fuzzy edges give it away - but you can believe just about everyone in it

  by A.O. Scott [NY Times ]

• Mother and Child is as tangled as the emotions that link parents and children

  by Claudia Puig [USA Today ]

• In the ovarian jungle of Mother and Child, each gent is undervalued in his own way

  Review rate : C+ by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly ]

• Garcia shoots Mother And Child with minimal flare, an approach that keeps the focus squarely on the cast, whose moving work helps pave over some of the narrative's lumpier patches

  Review rate : B by Keith Phipps [A.V. Club ]

• an insightfully observed and exceptionally acted ensemble piece precisely about what the title suggests

  by Todd McCarthy [Variety ]

• an independent drama with strong box office potential among women moviegoers interested in serious fare

  by Steve Ramos [Boxoffice Magazine ]

• a potentially progressive genre designed to explore the roles of womanhood in a man's world

  by Andrew Schenker [Slant Magazine ]

• a compassionate, multi-threaded tale about the lives of everyday women-though this time

  by Melissa Anderson [Village Voice ]

Reader's Reviews

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