Review of I Remember Mama (1948) by Nate W — 13 Jul 2011
George Stevens' adaptation of the stage-based memoir "I Remember Mama" hasn't aged well. It's easy to see how it pleasing it would have been in 1948, an age when critics and audiences were easily satisfied merely by the depiction of wholesome family values on screen, no matter how mundane, but today it only translates as boring saccharine.
The lengthy episodic plot structure (probably better suited to television, onto which it was eventually spun off) is enough to put one to sleep. While Irene Dunne does play the part of the family's problem-solving matriarch with much warmth, without any kind of arc to guide her, the character becomes one-note, however appealing she may come off.
This review of I Remember Mama (1948) was written by Nate W on 13 Jul 2011.
I Remember Mama has generally received very positive reviews.
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