The Mother details
| Format: | 15 DVD |
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| Starring: | Cathryn Bradshaw, Anne Reid, Oliver Ford Davies, Steven Mackintosh, Daniel Craig |
| Director: | Roger Michell |
| Genre: | Drama - General |
| Studio: | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Collections: | The Best of Daniel Craig |
| Name | Discs | |
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The Mother |
15 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 47 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 24 May 2004 |
| Main languages: | English |
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Why, Why, Why?
By Mike Nightingale from Cardiff , 05 May 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
I attended a preview screening of this film and it?s the only film preview I've ever been to where more than half the audience walked out.
The ?story,? such as it is, concerns a bereaved grandmother who moves in with her daughter?s family and the complications which arise from her affair with a young feckless builder, who is also her other daughter?s lover! There is a lot of very explicit material, but who this might appeal to I can?t imagine.
The quality of the production is what you?d expect from a BBC 2 ?gritty? drama and the acting can?t be faulted, it?s the script that is the problem. If there was some sort of national scandal where a large percentage of grannies were in the habit of stealing their daughters boyfriends perhaps there would be a reason why this was made ? if there is such a trend, I?m blissfully unaware of it!
During the film there were many unintended laughs and even more groans from the audience - even after they thinned out. I have always had a policy of seeing a film through but this film came closest to making me leave before the end. See it at your own risk!- Was this review helpful to you?
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(67)Well!
By Fastfingers (42 reviews) from Birmingham , 15 Aug 2009This started off as a nice little story about relationships within a family, then kind of got a bit wierd in the middle (with some quite surprising scenes). Great acting and a good ending, but a bit too explicit for my liking in places.- Was this review helpful to you?
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By snoopy56 (4 reviews) from Ormesby St Margaret , 17 Jul 2009I loved this film. The performances from Anne Reid and Daniel Craig (pre-Bond!) were outstanding making the whole scenario totally believable (or maybe that's just wishful thinking on my part!).- Was this review helpful to you?
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Good film and story
By Michaels (61 reviews) from Malvern , 01 Jun 2009Good fun certainly never dull- Was this review helpful to you?
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By spudleigh (30 reviews) from Guildford , 29 Mar 2009Very good sensitive and how true this must be.- Was this review helpful to you?
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The Mother
By Sarack (11 reviews) from Manchester , 14 Mar 2009This was an excellent film. I enjoyed it a lot and got carried away by it's honesty, insight and empathy with the characters.- Was this review helpful to you?
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