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Motherhood

Comedy A mother of two prepares for her daughter's sixth birthday party in the face of many challenges. Eliza Welch (Uma Thurman), a mother of two, has a very crazy day in front of her. She has a massive list of things she has to get done, most of which revolve around her children. It is her daughter’s birthday so she has to get the party ready as well. She still needs to get decorations, the cake, and several other things. Also, she regularly ... [+]
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United States
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"
United States
New York Post
"If Carrie Bradshaw ever trades her Manolos for sneakers and starts blogging about raising children, I pray she wouldn't be as tiresome as the heroine of Katherine Dieckmann's insufferable comedy 'Motherhood.'" 
United States
Variety
"Though pregnant with possibility, 'Motherhood' fails to deliver"
United States
Los Angeles Times
"Invites the kind of judgment it condemns"
United States
USA Today
"When it aims for humor, it feels overwrought and clichéd"
United States
The New York Times
"Thurman is bespectacled again for Motherhood, and it saddens me to report that neither she nor this comedy turns into more than an argument against procreation"
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