Really nice film with some good character development

TumnusFalls

So I was surprised at this film. I was expecting broader slapstick, and just jokes. But this was a nicely done movie of intersecting stories of five (single) moms & how they deal with life.

I think it could have been sharper. It feels a bit languid. Some scenes just drag because they're "heartwarming." But it's got good stuff. And for the most part, the child actors do a very good job with their roles and lines.

Some parts that I had to suspend disbelief:

* Even a waitstaff at a coffee shop can afford private school for her kid * Everyone lives in a ginormous house with lots of stuff, furniture, knick-knacks--and no one seems to be cleaning these ginormous houses even though they must deal with jobs and kids and single-mom-ness. Yeah, it's a film, but still--it's a lot of stuff to have to take care of.

OK, and the outtakes were pretty darn funny. "You can have gluten today."

score 7/10

TumnusFalls 31 May 2015

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw3248873/