Review of Mother and Child (2009) by Christopher G — 12 Jun 2010
"Mother and Child" is a unique examination of the difficult yet also miraculous phenomenon of adoption. Writer/ director Rodrigo Garcia, who mostly works in television (and who is the son of novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, incidentally), is very talented, but he weakens the film by relentlessly giving it a TV feel, particularly mawkish dramedies like "Brothers and Sisters.".
Happily, the stellar cast led by Annette Bening and Naomi Watts, two of the most extraordinary screen actresses of our time, lift every scene above the atrocious TV style that Garcia keeps injecting. I wish that Garcia had turned over the direction to Ms. Bening. Then maybe "Mother and Child" would be a more completely fulfilling cinematic experience. But even with Garcia's gross style, the core material of "Mother and Child" is very good, and it is still is one of the best films of 2010. --unfinished--.
This review of Mother and Child (2009) was written by Christopher G on 12 Jun 2010.
Mother and Child has generally received positive reviews.
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