Because I Said So
I knew I wanted to see this just from the previews, but after I read the synopsis I decided that it would be great for a mother-daughter Saturday matinée. So did Mom. And so did lots of mothers and daughters in Knoxville. There were all kinds of mother-daughter pairings today. For example, there was the snorting-mother-loud-popcorn-eating-daughter pair. There was the frail little old 80-year-old-having-a-hard time getting around-mother-helper-daughter pair. There were younger mothers, too, like the one who came in with her three teenaged daughters. That's to name a few and to give you a bit of a visual of the viewing audience. It seemed that we all enjoyed the movie.
Movie Synopsis from Fandango
Daphne Wilder (Diane Keaton) is the proud mother of three daughters: Milly (Mandy Moore), Maggie (Lauren Graham) and Mae (Piper Perabo). Her love for her offspring knows no bounds. Seeing that Milly, her youngest, always chooses the wrong man, Daphne decides to take action. To prevent Milly from repeating the mistakes of the past, Daphne decides to find Mr. Right for her. Dating disaster ensues when Daphne tries to achieve her goal by placing an online personal ad for Milly. Run Time: 1 hr. 42 min.Rating: PG-13 - for sexual content including dialogue, some mature thematic material and partial nudity.
My Take On It
I'm a sucker for a happy ending. This is another movie in all its chick-flick glory that gives girls everywhere (young, old, smooth, and wrinkly) hope that love in the form of a happy healthy relationship will come her way. It's the perfect length. Sure, it had a bit of conflict built in, but it was quickly resolved without taking on us a roller-coaster of emotions. Keaton's character's speech about a mother's love was touching and something that will bring tears to any mother's eyes. (In short...pain in the ass daughters get told a thing or two about how a mom never stops being a mom.) I counted at least 3 different pairs of eyeglasses on Diane Keaton. That had nothing to do with the story, but I noticed nonethless.