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Otherhood

2019

Cindy Chupack

Felicity Huffman, Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett, Becki Newton ...

4.8

908

Comedy Feeling marginalized and forgotten, long time friends Carol (Angela Bassett), Gillian (Patricia Arquette) and Helen (Felicity Huffman) decide to drive to New York to reconnect with their adult sons, and in the process they realize their sons are not the only ones whose lives need to change. A journey to relate becomes a journey of rediscovery that forces these women to redefine their relationships with their children, friends, spouses ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Courtney Howard Variety	"While the filmmakers have crafted compelling characters and conundrums, they unfortunately fail to give them better connective tissue and a satisfying third act."	NEU
United States	Caryn James The Hollywood Reporter	"A banal, by-the-numbers waste of three first-rate actresses (...) This misadventure of a project is a blip on the actresses’ résumés"	NEG
United States	Kimber Myers Los Angeles Times	"'Otherhood' does have a few genuine and genuinely funny moments — thanks largely to its stars — but they’re overshadowed by the bad behavior of both the mothers and their sons."	NEU
United States	Eddie Strait The Daily Dot	"[It] does a disservice to moms everywhere, who deserve better than this self-congratulatory trifle.(…) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Nell Minow rogerebert.com	"The ladies do as much as they can with three one-dimensional roles (...) Romantic and career and friendship problems are quickly but superficially resolved (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU

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