Blair Brown, Campbell Scott, Dominic Scott Kay
Inspired by Victoria Redel's novel, this drama offers a glimpse into the insular world of Emily (Kyra Sedgwick), a woman so neglected by her own parents that when she finally has her own child, whom s...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 26, 2006
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August 4, 2008Simply brilliant! From-the-heart, honest and tragic. Grabs your heart and doesn't let it go, throws you in the deepest end of the ocean and doesn't allow you to breathe.
Kevin Bacon's directing skills are equal to his acting ones and Kyra Sedgwick (whom I have reasons to doubt ...( read more) -
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October 2, 2007This is a complex and nuanced story about a single mother's obsessive love for her only child. The story explores the psychology of this obsession and the sometimes sublime, sometimes tragic effects it has on the lives of both mother and son. The acting is superb and the characte...( read more)
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March 13, 2007This is nowhere near as silly as it looks or sounds. Rather sociological!
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August 28, 2009good & real about some mothers' smothering care... sometimes Moms need to release kids for their growth & development...
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July 14, 2009I so badly wanted to strangle that woman throughout the whole movie! Gosh, so much hate I can show just because of a movie. At least at the end the poor boy didn't have to live with that horrible woman. This movie gets stars only because I got so dedicated to it... nothing else!
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June 26, 2009At first, it looked promising. Then it got dumb. It gave me a good idea for a screenplay, though.
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May 26, 2009This movie is crazy. About an extremely overprotective mother who calls her son "loverboy".
Critic Reviews
July 20, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
June 16, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post
First-time director Kevin Bacon (Mr. Sedgwick) cleverly maintains a balance of discomfiting and familiar by jumping nimbly around Emily's life. full review
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