Mothers and Daughters

Name: Mothers and Daughters
Director: Paul Duddridge
Released: 2016

Paul Duddridge,
Nigel Levy

2016

Synopsis

Interwoven stories of what it is to be a mom seen through the lens of photographer Rigby Gray.

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75
Observer
It’s all so confusing that I found it next to impossible to keep up with who’s who, how they’re related to each other, and why—and I found the script too baffling and sentimental to care.
40
Los Angeles Times
The emotions about the complicated relationships between mothers and daughters are spot on, and there’s no shortage of star power. But there’s an insistently dour fog over the proceedings, and the film feels subdued and sedated without the levity to brighten up things.
38
Movie Nation
Mothers and Daughters is drabness on the screen personified, a “Lifetime Original Movie” too unoriginal for Lifetime to want anything to do with it.
38
The Seattle Times
Because so few movies focus on stories about women, it’s incredibly frustrating to see this strong cast drifting away on a tide of soap bubbles — there’s no movie here, just scene after scene of melodramatic cliché.
30
Screen Daily
The film feels like a long succession of incidents that tend to climax in familiar platitudes or weary declarations of the “I can’t handle this!” variety.
30
The New York Times
Mothers and Daughters is full of recognizable stars and heartfelt conversations. Unfortunately, it’s largely devoid of the kind of character development that can give such conversations real impact.
30
The Hollywood Reporter
For a film that's presumably intended to convey the rich emotional rewards of motherhood, it's not terribly convincing.
25
Washington Post
Somehow channeling the tone of both a Lifetime movie and an after-school special, Mothers and Daughters shambles into theaters oozing schlock and melodrama, just in time for Mother’s Day. This is no way to honor a beloved family member.

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