If you’ve watched Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve, you already know what to expect from Mother’s Day: Garry Marshall directs, again, a film about an important date on the calendar and tells several stories that intertwine. This time, however, when talking about Mother’s Day, the number of characters decreases whereas the drama increases, with room for more conflict.

Sandy (Jennifer Aniston) is divorced and has to learn to deal with the fact that her two sons also like their father’s new wife. Jesse (Kate Hudson) hasn’t spoken to her mother in years and hides some secrets from her. Miranda (Julia Roberts) has no children because she chose to “have a career” and is successful on television. Bradley (Jason Sudeikis) is a widower, father of two girls, and is preparing to spend the first Mother’s Day without his wife.

The whole film takes place almost on the weekend of Mother’s Day, so the stories go very fast: conflicts arise and are resolved quickly. Also, I didn’t find the jokes that as funny as in the previous films. The audience in the session I was also didn’t laugh much.

There was a scene, however, when I laughed alone. Perhaps because the others didn’t understand the reference in the scene… Miranda (Julia Roberts) is having lunch and her agent Lance (Hector Elizondo) appears and says “you’re right! This is the salad fork. ” Those who don’t remember that in Pretty Woman, also directed by Garry Marshall, Julia Roberts’ character asks for help to Hector’s character to learn how to use cutlery at the table will not find the scene funny at all!

In short, the cast is great but the script disappointed a little bit… Do not rush to the cinema to watch it if you have to pay. It’s better wait for it to be on the television.

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