La madre de mi novia

Since the unfortunate death of Nora Ephron we've seen a boatload of D+, not well written romcoms ultimately get glowing reviews just for allowing Anne Hathaway to look and act 24 at 40, and then calling her brave for dating... a 24 year-old. Katie's mom is much better written and it was a relief to see Dina Meyer being a truly beautiful middle aged woman embracing the perks that come with aging, and being appreciated for them by young men. It is an overall imperfect, but highly watchable film. One of the characters overdid it a bit at playing annoying to the point of not inspiring enough sympathy when she experiences long-overdue character growth at the end, and there were a couple trope moments it would have been stronger without.

A mom who has a fling with her daughter's boyfriend sounds like a terrible person, and how is this a comedy? I loved this film and watched it twice - it's very funny and turns surprisingly emotional when the mom and daughter must face the consequences. Some reviewers mentioned a happy ending - not quite. The great script and acting make you accept the mom's tryst as inevitable, you enjoy the seduction happening, and kind of root for it because the main character - Dina, the mom, is likable and clearly needs a shot of dopamine to get out of a funk. The boyfriend is charming in a good way - he wants everyone to be happy. This is a fresh Indie take on comedy-drama. Nothing feels formulaic. Some California references or culture might have been lost on me - but that's why I watch foreign films! I highly recommend this.

Women over 40 are complex and sexy. These characters, their problems, feel very real. This movie is well worth your time -- fresh and original, yet a re-imagining: The Graduate was an important movie, and so is this one.

It's far more nuanced than an older woman-younger man story. What emerges is a story about self-knowledge and self-discovery.

It's valuable to see someone center a woman's perspective on screen, and it makes sense that a woman director did such a masterful job at it. Great production value, and, honestly -- a great run time. The film is incredibly well paced, which is a rarity.

Overall story feels a bit like a first draft but had some fun moments. Main lady and katie's bf were good, but some of the other acting was spotty. Some plot points were way too stereotypical . Like, a woman in her 50s doesn't know about menopause?? You'd expect that coming from male creators, but apparently women wrote this. I guess that was just the easiest way to tie things up (not a surprise given the entire plot is based on a 50 year old movie. They weren't trying to reinvent the wheel here). Also take issue with the happy ending which is so unrealistic. The daughter should cut ties with her mom or intervene because she's clearly mentally ill and needs help. Anyway, iff you watch this and want to stop it after an hour, you won't be alone. Way too long.

Far from funny, and a total suspension of reality is necessary in order to like this mess.

Now I find it hard to fathom Nancy lowering her standards to pig sty level, which is where she would need to go with that bum her daughter drug home.

So that aspect of this comedy that I abandoned after 25 minutes of pure boredom and face palming disbelief as this bum was revealed for what it is and the mother still kissed him after hanging out one day. Instead of Katie's Mom, it should have been called Katie's THOT or That Ho Over There. Which is more appropriate for what I witnessed on TV.

Nope, definitely not something that I would recommend.