From NetFlix:
Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Bette Midler and Matthew Broderick star
in this comedic tale about a schoolteacher in the thick of a midlife
crisis involving a messy divorce, the death of her adoptive mother
and a reunion with her eccentric birth mother. As if that weren’t
enough to juggle, things grow even more complicated when she begins
dating a man who turns out to be the father of one of her students.
Bette Midler makes any movie a “feel-good” for me. This chick flick
melodrama borders sometimes on a B, or maybe I’m being too
harsh. The story line has lots of twists and never drags. There is
just too much language and sex for children to watch this film.
Helen Hunt is older and fits the part perfectly. And Bette Midler
plays Bette Midler which just puts a smile on my face. There is
a serious, religious, Jewish tone to the movie. It is not just a
comedy.
For what it’s worth, I really enjoyed the film.
With Helen Hunt in the cast, we thought we’d give this a try. We’ve always been Helen Hunt fans. I’m sorry to say we were disappointed–I actually dozed off!–and Don said he’d seen enough after an hour or so.
Perhaps we were having an off evening–neither of us found it funny either.
Next chance we get we’re going to try Painted Lady. Hope to be more positive!
Now–where’s my nickel???