Mama's Boy (2007)

8% of critics liked it
(12 reviews)
28% of users liked it
(4,216 ratings)

Jeff Daniels, Jon Heder, and Diane Keaton star in director Tim Hamilton's domestic comedy concerning a slacker who finds his status as man of the house challenged when his single mother begins dating a self-help guru. As the influence of youth gradually gives way to the wisdom of age, the stage is… More Jeff Daniels, Jon Heder, and Diane Keaton star in director Tim Hamilton's domestic comedy concerning a slacker who finds his status as man of the house challenged when his single mother begins dating a self-help guru. As the influence of youth gradually gives way to the wisdom of age, the stage is set for a confrontation from which only one side can emerge victorious. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 33 min.
Directed By: Tim Hamilton
Written By: Hank Nelken
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Nov 30, 2007 Wide
On DVD: Jun 3, 2008
Studio: Warner Independent Pictures

Critic Reviews

Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
It's not that the movie is utterly bereft of arresting moments. It's just that each of these prominently features one of the aforementioned supporting cast and not the so-called star.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Matters quickly regress into an antic romantic comedy, potentially buoyed by a strong cast but soon thwarted by a screenplay as leaden as it is predictable.
Joe Leydon, Variety
Haphazardly conceived and clumsily executed, this aggressively quirky yet gratingly unfunny comedy appears set on the fast track to vidstore bins.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
When the writer's this far off, the actors and the audience pay the price.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
...there's certainly no understating the ineffectiveness of Heder's relentlessly (and irritatingly) over-the-top performance...
Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile
Ana Faris is the best thing in this predictable, often silly Jon Heder movie about a spoilt son trying to sabotage his mother's new relationship
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
The film is as grating as the people who inhabit it.
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
Things sadly come to a grinding halt when the schtick wears thin and starts to repeat itself.
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
The picture is merely series of loose gags stumbling into each other while Heder makes faces, Hamilton spends more time on his soundtrack selections than his storytelling, as the rest of the cast waits patiently for their paychecks to clear.
Mike McGranaghan, Aisle Seat
I expected to laugh a lot harder and more frequently. Mama's Boy isn't what I'd call a terrible movie. Instead, it's a movie that assembles a lot of interesting elements that never gel.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
Diane Keaton and Jon Heder have made some good movies over the years. This is not one of them.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...unless you are related to Keaton or Heder, I wouldn't advise you go out of your way to see it.
Liz Braun, Jam! Movies
Mama's Boy is the ultimate, definitive, supremo bad movie, the universal black hole of suckage bad movie, the celluloid anti-Christ bad movie of bad movies -- not to put too fine a point on it or anything.

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KJ P

Mama's Boy is dumb, completely ridiculous and tries much too hard to be funny. Nothing can be saved, except the actors, for being in this garbage. This should not have been made!
Leigh R

It was okay. Nothing special about it.
Chris G

Jon Heder could win an Academy Award and the presenter would say that the winner is Napoleon Dynamite. Yes, he's back playing the same mundane character in Mama's Boy, a totally unfunny piece of crap. You know the basic premise from the title before going in. Napoleon's… More
Jon Heder could win an Academy Award and the presenter would say that the winner is Napoleon Dynamite. Yes, he's back playing the same mundane character in Mama's Boy, a totally unfunny piece of crap. You know the basic premise from the title before going in. Napoleon's mom (Diane Keaton, who is quickly challenging Kathy Bates for most dysfunctional mother roles in a career) wants to get out and meets a motivational speaker (Jeff Daniels). They go to war. He meets a hippie girl (Anna Faris) who he has feelings for and everyone knows it except himself. Yes, this film is that recycled. I'm going to be perfectly honest. The only reason this film got a full star is because Eli Wallach is in this piece of shit. Eli Wallach kicks ass. I suggest fast forwarding through Napoleon's schtick and checking out Eli. He's awesome. But not even Eli Wallach can make this turd float. If I actually laughed at anything in this film I might reconsider, but it is just so damn unfunny it's pathetic. How the hell did this blight on cinemea get released? What cash and sexual favors were exchanged? Who had fun with animals pictures? There has to be some reason for this to get made because it sure as hell wasn't because it was worth a damn. Flush it.
Dean M

This comedy is bloody weird and funny, but stupid as what I thought it is a bit copy of Failure to Launch and Mr. Woodcock. Jon Heder's character is worst as a loser and asshole that I dislike him doing stupid thing to his mother's… More
This comedy is bloody weird and funny, but stupid as what I thought it is a bit copy of Failure to Launch and Mr. Woodcock. Jon Heder's character is worst as a loser and asshole that I dislike him doing stupid thing to his mother's (played by Diane Keaton) new beau. And Jeff Daniels played his role terribly. Diane Keaton was brilliant as the Kool-Aid Mom. She's the kind of mother that every kid wished they had. Anna Faris, it's funny, because I'm used to seeing her in comedies like the Scary Movie series, however, I loved her playing the straight character for once.
Nicki M

Kind of lame. A few funny bits, and Anna Faris ,as always , is worth watching, but Stepbrothers did this better.
Manu G

It's an ok movie to see when you have nothing to do, you will laugh sometimes but that's about it. A twenty-nine year-old slacker who lives with his mom realizes his sweet set-up is threatened when she hears wedding bells with her self-help guru beau.
Matt P

Lazy, predictable, and bland, Mama's Boy is a wimp.
Yinalí R

Cool. Refreshing.
William G

A tired rehash of protagonist-as-punching-bag humiliation fodder.
Erin C

This was pretty stupid. It had a couple funny parts, but not many.
Sarah P

This movie and the jokes in it were lame, but that's why I liked it. You don't have to think about anything...just sit back and enjoy the stupidity.
Leo L

Hilarious movie. Great story plot. Fantastic cast. Here's one that has your attention, and keeps you laughing. Great music.
*Kimberly *

Average. This movie has it's moments, but there were times when I wasn't sure whether to laugh or gag. the unfortunate reality is that there are actually men out there who are this pathetic!