Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Uma Thurman | ... | Eliza | |
Anthony Edwards | ... | Avery | |
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David Schallipp | ... | Lucas |
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Matthew Schallipp | ... | Lucas |
Daisy Tahan | ... | Clara | |
Alice Drummond | ... | Edith | |
Stephanie Szostak | ... | French Neighbor | |
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Celina Vignaud | ... | Her Daughter |
Minnie Driver | ... | Sheila | |
Dale Soules | ... | Hester | |
James Lecesne | ... | Annoyed Man | |
Marceline Hugot | ... | Curious Tourist | |
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Victor Colicchio | ... | Roofer in Truck |
Brian Tarantina | ... | Opera Lover in Car | |
Kerry Bishé | ... | Good Sharing Mom |
Eliza Kendall Welch (Uma Thurman), mother of, Clara, and Lucas, lives with her spouse, Avery McKendrik (Anthony Edwards), in an Manhattan apartment. Today is May 25th, Clara's 6th birthday, and she has to make arrangements for a party, as well as attend to day-to-day chores, including Blogging, and entering an online contest 'Motherhood', and looking after her invalid elderly neighbor and a dog. Things will slowly get out of hand after her car gets towed due to a film shooting; the tire on her bike gets punctured; she alienates herself from her friend, Sheila (Minnie Driver); Clara's name is misspelled on the cake; while Avery refuses to answer his cell-phone. After being assisted by a delivery man, Nikesh (Arjun Gupta), who finds her attractive, she concludes she has had enough, and decides not to return home. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)
The way it started I thought it was an amusing parody on the modern PC culture. It was a bit a awkward initially but I was focusing on the parody side. Later into the movie it wavered more on being pointless. It might have been meant to be a character study showing how motherhood and womanhood has changed and evolved for the last few generations. The most meaningful scene I felt was delivered by an older actress who in her statement also described what the intent of the movie might have been all about.
The movie is apparently based off a book written by the director and I have not read it. I cannot say I have been inspired to read it either.