Happy Mother's Day, Love George

Typically strong performances from Cloris Leachman and Patricia Neal are the spotlight attraction in this mostly-forgettable (and, approppriately mostly-forgotten) protoslasher/mystery about adolescent Ron Howard shaking a rural American town full of well kept secrets to its roots when he arrives to search for his biological parents. Meanwhile, resident country-bumpkins are turning up dead. Coincidence? Probably not.

No big surprises to be had here, as the plot takes many highly predictable twists and turns. Regardless, HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY, LOVE GEORGE is a passable time-waster with a mildly effective low-key atmosphere, and creditable performances by a cast of well-established players offer this project much needed validation.

Neither here nor there...you can certainly live without it.

5.5/10