
Eliza Kendall Welch (Uma Thurman), mother of, Clara, and Lucas, lives with her spouse, Avery McKendrik (Anthony Edwards), in an Manhattan apartment. Today is May 25th, Clara's 6th birthday, and she has to make arrangements for a party, as well as attend to day-to-day chores, including Blogging, and entering an online contest 'Motherhood', and looking after her invalid elderly neighbor and a dog. Things will slowly get out of hand after her car gets towed due to a film shootin... (Full plot summary below)
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Eliza Kendall Welch (Uma Thurman), mother of, Clara, and Lucas, lives with her spouse, Avery McKendrik (Anthony Edwards), in an Manhattan apartment. Today is May 25th, Clara's 6th birthday, and she has to make arrangements for a party, as well as attend to day-to-day chores, including Blogging, and entering an online contest 'Motherhood', and looking after her invalid elderly neighbor and a dog. Things will slowly get out of hand after her car gets towed due to a film shooting; the tire on her bike gets punctured; she alienates herself from her friend, Sheila (Minnie Driver); Clara's name is misspelled on the cake; while Avery refuses to answer his cell-phone. After being assisted by a delivery man, Nikesh (Arjun Gupta), who finds her attractive, she concludes she has had enough, and decides not to return home.
Leave your thoughts about Motherhood.
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanParenthood seems only half aware of Eliza's REAL problem: that she thinks she's superior to the choices she's made. |
| Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerUma Thurman looks frumpy in Motherhood. This is the only pressing reason to see it. |
| The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberNeither 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. |
| Common Sense MediaS. Jhoanna RobledoParenting dramedy entertains but unlikely to appeal to kids. |
| New York PressArmond WhiteRevealing the contradictions of this postfeminist age, Motherhood is good enough to recall Up the Sandbox, the elegant and eccentric 1972 response to feminism, race, class and media... |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatPortrays a time-starved mother who is willing to throw herself into parenting but also realizes the need to care for her own soul. |
| DVDTalk.comBrian OrndorfThere's nothing much here on the wonders of parental obligation to reinforce the mood, only ineffective flecks of comedy and abrasively broad performances to help sell an unwelcome foray into me-me-me individuality. |
| Sky CinemaTim EvansA light, cheery metropolitan take on what it's like to be left holding the baby. |
| Filmcritic.comChris Cabingets stuck in the starting gate, unsure of what kind of film it wants to be. |
| Kaplan vs. KaplanDavid KaplanToo bad the writing didn't include (Thurman) lopping off people's heads, sort of a sequel to her "Kill Bill" roles. Now 90 minutes of that could be entertaining. |