Mother's
Day (2016/Universal Blu-ray)
Picture:
B Sound: B+ Extras: C Film: B
Jennifer
Anniston, Julia Roberts, Kate Hudson, Jason Sudeikis, Timothy
Olyphant, Hector Elizando and an all star cast plays a comedy about
what it means to mothers, daughters, wives and family. In Garry
Marshall's Mother's Day (2016), a group of couples, ex's, and
their family share and rediscover what it means to be a mother in the
modern world, all on the semi-holiday.
Sandy
(Aniston) is a divorced single mother who has confidence issues when
she finds out her ex-husband has remarried a younger (and hotter)
woman than her and her boys adore her. Miranda (Roberts) is a
successful writer but is reunited with her daughter whom she gave up
for adoption as a baby. Jesse (Hudson) and her sister gets a
surprise visit from her parents whom she didn't tell she married to
an Indian man and already has a child (and her sister didn't tell her
mother she is a lesbian). And Bradley (Sudeikis) is a father of 2
girls whose wife has past away needs to move on in order to raise his
girls. On mother's day, they dread what it means to be a
mother/parent. While they love being a mother/parent, they are also
afraid of letting go their kids and what they lack individually as
mothers/parents.
This
was a comical movie about women. While a modern woman can be a
mother, they are conflicted by also wanting to be independent career
woman. In the end, they all realize what it means to be a mother,
instead of wanting things for themselves and true happiness and joy
comes from sharing themselves and spending time with their family.
Really?
This
turns out to be the last theatrical feature film of Garry Marshall,
who passed away only weeks before this arrives in hime video. From
TV (Happy Days, The Odd Couple) to big screen movies
(Pretty Woman), he had a huge career. The cast alone shows
the respect he commanded.
The
1080p 1.85 X 1 digital High Definition image and even more so, the
lossless DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 mix are impressive, more than
expected with fine fidelity throughout. Extras include deleted
scenes, a gag reel and trailers.
-
Ricky Chiang
