
39-year-old April Epner's childish husband and school teacher colleague Benjamin/Ben leaves her, but with her biological clock ticking ever more loudly. Her dying bossy adoptive mother is very vocal about her disappointment, while her natural son Freddy, a doctor, is most understanding. Shy but fascinating British author Frank meets April, his doted son Jimmy Ray's teacher, which soon leads to a full-flung affair. At the same time April's birth mother Bernice Graves locates h... (Full plot summary below)
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39-year-old April Epner's childish husband and school teacher colleague Benjamin/Ben leaves her, but with her biological clock ticking ever more loudly. Her dying bossy adoptive mother is very vocal about her disappointment, while her natural son Freddy, a doctor, is most understanding. Shy but fascinating British author Frank meets April, his doted son Jimmy Ray's teacher, which soon leads to a full-flung affair. At the same time April's birth mother Bernice Graves locates her and begins attempting to establish a relationship. On top of all these balls in the air, April discovers she's finally expecting Ben's baby.
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| Kansas City StarRobert W. ButlerHunt, who also co-wrote the screenplay from Elinor Lipman's novel, scrupulously avoids anything that smacks of TV sitcom humor. This is admirable, but the result is one of the glummest romantic comedies in recent memory. |
| Village VoiceRobert WilonskyIn short, it's the kind of film that only a mother, which is to say my mother, would love. |
| Houston ChronicleJoe LeydonA smart, subtle and seriously funny dramedy bound to find favor with sophisticated auds. |
| Ebert & RoeperRichard RoeperIt's the kind of film that practically invites you to forget about it two days after you've seen it. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzAbout the most interesting thing about this uninteresting nervous dramedy is the casting of controversial writer Salman Rushdie as a gynecologist. |
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealFinding a way to compartmentalize your bitterness while keeping your heart open to enlightening relationships is a more difficult task than facing Ivan Drago. In Russia. On Christmas Day. For no money. |
| NewsBlazeKam WilliamsOther than perhaps being a little long in the tooth to have Colin Firth's character convincingly going gaga over her, Helen Hunt has done a decent job of directing a 'chick flick' which ought to be a hit with the distaff demographic. |
| Film4Anton BitelWhat at first seems a morose if witty romantic comedy for adults ends up being an altogether more serious piece about a woman acquiring children but leaving behind childish things. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerHelen Hunt makes an impressive directorial debut and gives a defiantly vanity-free performance in this engaging drama that also features strong support from Colin Firth and Bette Midler. |
| Washington TimesChristian TotoHelen Hunt stars in, directed and co-wrote Then She Found Me, and she handles each chore beautifully. |