Synopsis
A career woman reassesses her parents' lives after she is forced to care for her cancer-stricken mother.
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Cast
- Meryl StreepKate Gulden
- Renée ZellwegerEllen Gulden
- William HurtGeorge Gulden
- Tom Everett ScottBrian Gulden
- Lauren GrahamJules
- Nicky KattJordan Belzer
- James EckhouseDistrict Attorney
- Patrick BreenG.A. Tweedy
- Gerrit GrahamOliver Most
- David ByronSenator Sullivan
Recommendations
- 100
San Francisco Chronicle
Though Mom is ditzy and, at times, irritating, we come to recognize her as the family's most original creative spirit. - 78
Austin Chronicle
A formulaic family melodrama whose craftsmanship and sensitivity to its characters raises it to the level of sublime group portrait. - 75
Christian Science Monitor
This is not a happy tale, and its ending will have moviegoers reaching for every handkerchief they can find. But its compassion is as clear as the talents of the folks who made it. - 70
Washington Post
Admirably restrained melodrama. - 70
The A.V. Club
It's a film whose virtues--particularly its rare, intelligent portrayal of the relationship between two generations of women--outweigh its faults. - 70
TV Guide Magazine
The framing story is pointless and almost insulting, even though it's part of former New York Times columnist Anna Quindlen's novel. - 63
San Francisco Examiner
You may find yourself weeping toward the end, and, later, you may also find yourself wondering why. The revelations are staggeringly obvious. - 50
Village Voice
Quindlen's book is wry and deeply sad in its prose, but watching actors run this very simple maze is significantly less entertaining, or convincing.
