Mother

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Summary: Debbie Reynolds IS the universal Mom!
Review: Debbie Reynolds should have won the 1996 Academy Award for "Best Actress" for this film. I saw it when it opened in theaters with my own mother, and as the situations unfolded, watching Miss Reynolds' performance, I couldn't help thinking, "My God, they're twins!"

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Summary: On a very short list of my favorite movies!
Review: Debbie Reynolds sparkles! Albert Brooks is, as always, hysterical. I could swear that they were spying on my mother and myself when writing the screenplay! Wonderful!

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Summary: Wonderful and entertaining
Review: Debbie Reynolds was GREAT in this movie. Wish she could be in more movies or TV sitcom. This movie has a great lesson you can appreciate if you have brother and sisters, or are a Mother or Father with children. It's a great story about a man who goes home to "find" himself and to learn about his Mother, himself and his brother. Comedy is great in a lot of situations. The grocery store scene might get on your nerves but keep watching, you will appreciate the out come. All ends well when Debbie Reynolds, as the Mother finds herself writing again,and Albert Brookes finds what he needs to know. Debbie Reynolds is adorable in the movie. I wanted to hug her, she was the kind of Mom we can identify with, if we have a good relationship with our Mom. Rob Morrow is a hoot,as the brother. If you are a Rob Morrow fan, you'll be glad to have this in your collection of movies. Buy this movie, you will watch it over and over. Get Only Love if you are a Rob Morrow fan, it's great.

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Summary: You Might Like It If You're Over The Age Of 40
Review: Every movie has a target age demographic and audience, and I think I might have been too young to fully appreciate this kind of movie. There's nothing in here that I was too young to see or comprehend, but perhaps I was too young to relate and identify, and so I didn't find this movie as entertaining as I would have liked.

This movie is about a middle-aged writer named John (Albert Brooks) who has just finalized his second divorce and decides his problems with women might be rooted in his childhood relationship with his mother (Debbie Reynolds). He travels from his house in Los Angeles to his childhood home in Sausalito and moves back in with her in order to reconstruct the past and see exactly where things went wrong in their relationship. There's a rather amusing running joke about how they're comically mismatched, especially when it comes to their choices in food. This living situation goes on for a few weeks until John discovers an old hat box in the closet containing some old short stories that his mother had written before he was born. John realizes that his mother used to be a very gifted writer, and he wonders if his sullen relationship with her has anything to do with the fact that she had to stop writing in order to raise a family.

The movie is a comedy, and while there are some light chuckles here and there, there aren't enough. The story seems to linger on until the last five minutes, where everything is hastily resolved. Albert Brooks has always been a solid B-level actor, and that's exactly what he is in this anemic performance. There's probably a reason why this is Debbie Reynolds' first leading role in almost 30 years, and it might have to do with the fact that she's not much of an actress, herself. I never got the feeling that she was really acting, but instead, just delivering the lines written in the movie's script. Rob Morrow gives a solid performance as Jeff, John's younger and more successful sibling who relies heavily on his mother's praise and approval.

You might like this movie if you're over the age of 40, but if you're any younger than that, find something else to watch.

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Summary: You Might Like It If You're Over The Age Of 40
Review: Every movie has a target age demographic and audience, and I think I might have been too young to fully appreciate this kind of movie. There's nothing in here that I was too young to see or comprehend, but perhaps I was too young to relate and identify, and so I didn't find this movie as entertaining as I would have liked.

This movie is about a middle-aged writer named John (Albert Brooks) who has just finalized his second divorce and decides his problems with women might be rooted in his childhood relationship with his mother (Debbie Reynolds). He travels from his house in Los Angeles to his childhood home in Sausalito and moves back in with her in order to reconstruct the past and see exactly where things went wrong in their relationship. There's a rather amusing running joke about how they're comically mismatched, especially when it comes to their choices in food. This living situation goes on for a few weeks until John discovers an old hat box in the closet containing some old short stories that his mother had written before he was born. John realizes that his mother used to be a very gifted writer, and he wonders if his sullen relationship with her has anything to do with the fact that she had to stop writing in order to raise a family.

The movie is a comedy, and while there are some light chuckles here and there, there aren't enough. The story seems to linger on until the last five minutes, where everything is hastily resolved. Albert Brooks has always been a solid B-level actor, and that's exactly what he is in this anemic performance. There's probably a reason why this is Debbie Reynolds' first leading role in almost 30 years, and it might have to do with the fact that she's not much of an actress, herself. I never got the feeling that she was really acting, but instead, just delivering the lines written in the movie's script. Rob Morrow gives a solid performance as Jeff, John's younger and more successful sibling who relies heavily on his mother's praise and approval.

You might like this movie if you're over the age of 40, but if you're any younger than that, find something else to watch.

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Summary: Cost saving strategy: It's all, all the same
Review: I absolutely loved this movie. I enjoyed watching it and laughing at how the characters related to each other. One phrase that I remember well from the movie is John's mother saying in a grocery store seen, " It's all, all the same." She was referring to the high prices of the name brand foods. She figured that anything that costed over ten dollars was a rip off and that she was being fooled. This movie is light and funny. It has a warm feeling to it. I watched this movie numerous times and I'm still not tired of watching it. If you are thinking about soul searching and you think your mother might be at the heart of the matter you should watch this movie.

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Summary: A brilliant comedy and Albert Brooks's BEST film!
Review: I am a huge fan of writer/director Albert Brooks and "Mother" is my very favorite of all his comedies! It is a hilarious and sometimes poignant film about a twice-divorced man who moves back home to live with his mother in an effort to gain insight from his relationship with her.

John Henderson (Albert Brooks) is a semi-successful science-fiction author who just can't seem to make it work with women. But WHY??? Well, that is what John is struggling to understand so he decides to look to the most influential female in his life, his mother ( brilliantly played by actress Debbie Reynolds.) Much to the consternation, amusement and frustration of both his mother and his younger brother, John decides to move back home with his mother to conduct what he calls "the experiment." Obviously, John never learned that you can't go home again (at least, not if your mother is living there) and he and his mother are in for some hysterically funny and frustrating times as they once again get used to living with one another.

There are so many, many funny moments in this movie! ( John and his mother's visits together to the local supermarket and shopping mall are uproariously funny!) Debbie Reynolds is truly wonderful in her role as the aging parent who has to deal with a grown son seeking answers from her and trying to delve into a past she would just as soon forget. Albert Brooks plays the character of the lovable, paranoid and neurotic son to the hilt and "John's" ultimate enlightenment about his relationship with his mother is absolutely delightful! This is a terrific comedy, and in my opinion, the creme de la creme of Albert Brooks films!

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Summary: A great light comedy
Review: I find that I like Albert Brooks sense of humour, because I really liked this movie and Debbie Reynolds.
I recommend this movie to eveyone who likes comedy about strange relationships with members of the family.

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Summary: You must experience BROOKS'ism at its best
Review: I have been a Albert Brooks fan from the first time I saw Modern Romance and he just seems to get better and better. What he has made here doesn't seem like your average comedy film. He has that rare talent for making you laugh out loud but I found that instead of laughing at the film all the time, I was laughing at myself. I could really relate to this film like I think most people will beable to do.A SMALL GEM ON A BIG SCALE.

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Summary: I thought this movie was great!
Review: I saw this movie on HBO, and I can watch it over and over without it getting old. My favorite line is when the mother makes him eat the orange sherbet with the "protective coating" of ice, and he says, "It tastes like an orange foot!"