Synopsis
A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother, an eccentric talk show host, materializes and turns her life upside down as she begins a courtship with the father of one of her students.
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Cast
- Helen HuntApril Epner
- Bette MidlerBernice Graves
- Colin FirthFrank
- Matthew BroderickBen Green
- Ben ShenkmanDr. Freddy Epner
- Lynn CohenTrudy Epner
- John Benjamin HickeyAlan
- Salman RushdieDr. Masani
- Daisy TahanRuby
- Tommy NelsonJimmy Ray
Recommendations
- 90
Variety
A smart, subtle and seriously funny dramedy bound to find favor with sophisticated auds. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
Hunt's movie-directing debut frequently crackles with nice gags. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
This is Hunt's show, and she delivers a strong performance that captures all the seriousness and absurdity of the avalanche of circumstances that comes crashing down on April's head. To say she's only half the director she is an actress is actually paying her quite a complement. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
With subtle laughs but solid emotional thrust, it will play very well with older audiences. - 50
Village Voice
In short, it's the kind of film that only a mother, which is to say my mother, would love. - 50
The A.V. Club
With Midler missing in action much of the time, the film drowns in a sea of thudding earnestness. - 50
Newsweek
There's a quirky, honest movie struggling to emerge from Then She Found Me (April's Jewish heritage is refreshingly portrayed, and there are lovely, scattered moments when the characters surprise you), but Hunt, in her directorial debut, can't seem to decide whether she'd rather make a spicy ethnic dish or bland comfort food. - 38
ReelViews
This is the sort of movie that gives "chick flicks" a bad name. It's a cross between inept melodrama and a bad sit-com.
