Hot Trailer: ‘Two Mothers’

COMMENTS (14)

• Inspired by “Motherlover.” Andy Sandberg and Justin Timberlake would be proud.

  Comment by Scott T. — Friday, 15 February 2013 10:48 UK  Reply to this post

• Seems like a well made film.

  Comment by Taryn — Friday, 15 February 2013 13:23 UK  Reply to this post

  • Looks pretty, however, the reviews are not good:

    But the moment that the dialogue begins, any nuance is lost, with key emotional moments generating laughter rather than empathy. Screenwriter Christopher Hampton has plenty of good work on his CV, not least Atonement and Dangerous Liaisons, but he shows none of that flair here. The first conversation after the two women realise what the other has been doing, sees not an outburst of emotion but merely one asking the other: “What have we done?” to get a reply that sounds as though it has escaped from the Bourne franchise: “We’ve crossed the line.” Really? You don’t say.

    The main problem is that the characters are thinly drawn. Wright gets what little emotional complexity there is but Watts’ character is called upon to behave so appallingly and counter-intuitively that you can’t believe it. Frecheville and Samuel, meanwhile, are treated as little more than himbos. Sure, they look great with no clothes on but we never see them discussing what has happened, which means their relationship lacks tension.

    This lack of friction is a recurrent problem. In one scene, for instance, the two of them try to drown one another. We know this not because their dynamic has been built to powder keg proportions but because a. One of them helpfully declares: “I’m going to kill you!” and b. because one of the mums says: “Oh God, they’re trying to kill each other!” The fight is over as soon as it began, with nothing more than a sullen silence over lunch.

    When key moments of dramatic revelation provoke unintentional giggling from the audience, it’s time to worry and Fontaine said she was confused by the laughter in the cinema at the film’s premiere, adding: “I don’t know what it means exactly.” Unfortunately for her, it means her film’s relationship with its audience is, like her characters, in a very bad place.

    Comment by jam — Friday, 15 February 2013 16:41 UK  Reply to this post

• Looking forward to the advance screening at Motherboy XXX this year!

  Comment by Buster Bluth — Friday, 15 February 2013 14:31 UK  Reply to this post

  • I like the way they think

    Comment by lanadelmeh — Friday, 15 February 2013 19:29 UK  Reply to this post

• Two Mothers is the better title, just sayin’.

  Comment by Anonymous — Friday, 15 February 2013 15:53 UK  Reply to this post

• This looks to be a delicious guilty pleasure! Hope it comes out soon. Rraaaarrr!

  Comment by whaaaaat? — Friday, 15 February 2013 16:10 UK  Reply to this post

• French & Saunders need to parody this.

  Comment by Michael — Friday, 15 February 2013 16:23 UK  Reply to this post

• Is this real?

  Comment by Jk — Friday, 15 February 2013 16:24 UK  Reply to this post

• Totally get gorgeous older women wanting to be with young studs. But why make it each other’s sons? One step away from incest.

  Comment by Billy — Friday, 15 February 2013 16:45 UK  Reply to this post

• Trying to be dramatic but comes off cheesy.

  Comment by Ethan — Friday, 15 February 2013 18:05 UK  Reply to this post

• Yay!!!!

  Softcore porn with Name Actresses.

  Thank you Hollywood! I know that we the viewing public give you guys lots of grief WRT your creative lapses in recent years. And then you just come up huge when it counts.

  On an unrelated note, when will all the “good” parts show up on youtube? I am asking for a friend.

  Comment by Patrick — Friday, 15 February 2013 19:11 UK  Reply to this post

• Couldn’t be more in love with Naomi Watts and Robin Wright. Dirty… and I like it.

  Comment by comersuerte — Friday, 15 February 2013 19:25 UK  Reply to this post

• Someone saw “MotherLover” on SNL a few years back…

  Comment by PJ — Friday, 15 February 2013 19:52 UK  Reply to this post