Synopsis
In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter's sixth birthday party has no idea of the challenges she's about to face in order to pull off the event.
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Cast
- Uma ThurmanEliza Welsh
- Minnie DriverSheila
- Anthony EdwardsAvery Welch
- David SchallippLucas Welch
- Matthew SchallippLucas Welch
- Daisy TahanClara Welch
- Alice DrummondEdith
- Stephanie SzostakFrench Neighbor
- Kerry BishéGood Sharing Mom
- Clea LewisLily
Recommandations
- 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Neither earth-shaking nor profound, but it has considerable charm, thanks to an appealing cast and some sharply witty observations about the pressures of child-rearing in Manhattan. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Parenthood seems only half aware of Eliza's REAL problem: that she thinks she's superior to the choices she's made. - 50
Variety
Though pregnant with possibility, Motherhood fails to deliver. - 50
USA Today
When it aims for humor, it feels overwrought and clichéd. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
The movie's narrative tension hinges on, well, nothing. - 40
Village Voice
Dieckmann nails the look of a certain niche of urban neo-middle-class living, but the film's hyper-earnest tone and reliance on "day-from-hell" New York clichés overwhelm those details. - 30
The New York Times
Has shockingly little to say. - 25
The A.V. Club
Dieckmann fails to notice that Thurman doesn’t have the comic chops for the material--she comes off more like a self-pitying loser than a witty, put-upon everywoman.
