Mother´s Day

Every year, all over the world, we have different days that we celebrate. The most traditional holidays is of course christmas, easter, or Ron De Jeremy Rum Day. Then we have Father´s Day, and Mother´s Day, that seems to be popular. To give your dad a gift is easy, all you need is a lap dance at a nude bar. To mother it is more complicated. Most mothers want 3 things in their home, and i know exactly what these 3 things are.

* New shoes
* New husband
* New batteries ( for the fruit blender....i heard )

Holy nuts of Mars, how do i know all of this ? Well, let´s just say i learned all of this by watching Sommar Med Ernst, a swedish tv show that gives men a look into womens lives. So let´s talk about Mother´s Day, a day where we all celebrate our mothers. Every mother is unique, and of course we should show her our appreciation. Just think about what they have to do, taking care at their homes, making sure the family is working, having a full time job ( if possible ). So no matter what date Mother´s Day is in your country, make sure to show your appreciation. When it comes to films, that take on the subject of Mother´s Day, we have some wonderful films to choose between. One of them, that could be seen as a cult film, is the 1980 film Mother´s Day, directed, produced and co-written by Charles Kaufman ( brother of Lloyd Kaufman ). It is a very small low budget film, but enjoyable if you enjoy B horror movies. There was actually a remake made in 2010, produced by legendary director Brett Ratner. I have not seen the remake yet, but heard bad things about it. Let´s mention another film, that should be watched on Mother´s Day, for several reasons. How many of you have seen The Kids Are All Right with Julianne Moore and Annette Benning. A funny, emotional and with really good performances included, about a lesbian couple who tries to make family issues work out. During this spring, i heard that a new film was coming from director Garry Marshal, the man who gave us Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, The Princess Diaries among others. His latest film was simply called Mother´s Day, and i noticed the cast. We have Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Jason Suedikis with many more. We all know these actors from different Hollywood films over the years, and with all of them in the same film, you might think that this could be fun. I decided to give Mother´s Day a chance. With a legendary director in comedies, and a big cast of stars, is this film the perfect film for all mother´s, or is this proof that Hollywood is doomed to fail forever ?

Mother´s Day is getting close. Sandy Newhouse ( Jennifer Aniston ) is a divorced mother of two boys. One day, her ex-husband Henry ( Timothy Olyphant ) comes to visit. He have something important to say. He married a much younger woman, named Tina ( Shay Mitchell ). Sandy is shocked, especially when she hears his plans of taking his much younger wife to Paris, since she never got to travel when she was with Henry. Kristin ( Britt Robertsson ) is a young woman, preparing herself to get married. But she feels a big piece of her is missing. As a child, she was adopted. Kristin´s best friend Jesse ( Kate Hudson ) support her, and suggest that Kristin should go out and find her mother Miranda ( Julia Roberts ). But Jesse is going to be very suprised, when her mother Flo ( Margo Martindale ) and father Earl ( Robert Pine, shows up unexpected, to spend time with their daughter, But she have not told them, she is married to Russel ( Aasif Mandvi ), and she has not been honest to her husband either. This Mother´s Day is going to be special.

I did not have any high expectations seeing Mother´s Day. Probably because i can´t say that director Garry Marshal have made some good films over the years. In fact, the only two films i enjoyed from him, is the 1987 comedy Overboard with Kurt Russel and Goldie Hawn, and the 1991 film Frankie And Johnny, with Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer. These 2 films were very different from his typical romantic films, that kept being released between the 90´s and into the millennium. Unfortunately, i will have to say that Mother´s Day is nothing we need to remember. This is supposed to be a comedy, and i did not laugh, anywhere. I tried to understand the jokes, but they simply kept falling flat. With all of these actors you automatically hope that they bring some entertainment to the table. But no, this is boring as hell. The acting is awful, the dialogue is cheesy, the characters feels completely uninteresting. I just don´t understand why director Gary Marshall wanted to do such a lazy film as this. Probably to make money ? I would think so. The stories are not put together with a meaning, it is just like everything is supposed to be glorious, and make you cry every 5 minutes. My biggest question is, what are you doing Julia Roberts ? She have never been one of my favourite actors, but she have made some good films like The Pelican Brief, Erin Brokovich and Ocean´s Eleven. But here in Mother´s Day, i have no idea why she is in this film. The only character that i see have something, is the character Lance Wallis, played by actor Hector Elizondo. One detail i should mention here, is that Hector have been in a lot of Garry Mashal´s film in the past, so Garry must have a special eye for Hector. If you look at the different stories, on mothers during the film, this is supposed to make you laugh, feel warm in your heart. And this is the problem, you don´t feel interested in what´s going to happen. Jennifer Aniston does what she usually does, looking serious, and pretend to be hysterical. This did work better in the comedy We´re The Millers, where she also had Jason Sudeikis included in the cast. Mother´s Day is a really bad comedy, with nothing to deliver for either women, or parents. I think it is time Garry Marshal you go over to SyFy Channel and direct quality films instead. Just promise to stop making these romantic dull films that no one cares about. Mother´s Day proves why some comedies should be buried, instead of having a release date.

Rating: D