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A smart, subtle and seriously funny dramedy bound to find favor with sophisticated auds.
Read the full reviewHunt's movie-directing debut frequently crackles with nice gags.
Read the full reviewThe new movie shrieks of motherhood - raising hot-button issues like biological clocks running down, the rights of birth mothers and whether to adopt or give artificial insemination a shot.
Read the full reviewWith subtle laughs but solid emotional thrust, it will play very well with older audiences.
Read the full reviewThen She Found Me, a serious comedy, is more impressive for what it refuses to do than for its modest accomplishment.
Read the full reviewThere's something about Hunt's put-upon persona that grates, and it would be nice to see her for once in a role that doesn't call on her to be so angry, short-tempered and disappointed all the time...Still, all in all, Then She Found Me is a warm, entertaining and well-made little movie and an auspicious debut for Hunt the director.
Read the full reviewWhat ought to be a bittersweet movie about a woman's momentary unraveling feels like a workout class: Cardio melodrama.
Read the full reviewThere are some wise observations about parenting. Hunt draws some good performances from the cast and wisely chose a low-key personal story for her directorial debut.
Read the full reviewWith Midler missing in action much of the time, the film drowns in a sea of thudding earnestness.
Read the full reviewSuffers from, if anything, a lack of pure confidence in the story, the actors or the audience.
Read the full reviewThis is the sort of movie that gives "chick flicks" a bad name. It's a cross between inept melodrama and a bad sit-com.
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The Metascore® designation for this movie is 56
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Then She Found Me
"Bette Midler did not cut it as Helen Hunt's mother, she looked like her sister. Helen Hunt did not pass for 39, sorry, she was much too frail looking. I did not appreciate some of the profanity they "threw" in. I would rate this movie a zero. It was two very talented actresses at their worst."
Helen Hunt at her best
"I was not sure if I would like this one or not, being a 52 year old man, but I was pleasantly surpirsed. Helen was terrific, the story believeable, yet animated, and Bette?! Wow!Other than the bothersome microphone popping into the scene every so often and distracting you from the film, it was great. Loved the ending."
How old is Helen Hunt?
"I' sorry, Helen, but 39 is a stretch in this movie. I just couldn't stop staring at the lines in her face, and her neck was soooo skinny; it wasn't good. As far as the movie goes, in the first thirty minutes poor April cannot get pregnant and is desperate for a baby, her husband leaves her and then leaves town without a word, her mother dies, and her birth-mother tries to barge into her life after all these years. Yikes! I had to get up and leave. It was too much for me, and the underlying anger and depression of April comes out in an uptight and stressed out way, not that I can blame her. It is just too much for any one person to handle gracefully."
VERY disappointing
"This was one of the worst films I've seen to date. The acting was terrible, mediocre at best. There was no depth to the characters, nor to the relationships between the characters. Bette Midler brought some light to the screen but not enough to carry the film. The directing is stiff and the editing choppy. How this film has 4 stars is beyond comprehension."
Did not flow well.
"I was so dissapointed in this movie. I felt the acting was ok but the writing was poor and the dialogue was not believable.Even seemed akward at times.There were some smart moments that Helen Hunt tried to convey to the audience that I got but it didn't flow very well.It wasn't funny and I felt embarrassed for Bette Midler's character. I realize HH wanted to show realism in her characters but I couldn't get passed Bette Midlers puffy cosmetically enhanced cheeks and Helen Hunts frown lines. . I felt myself wondering when it would end. The actors are all great. I just wish they were in another movie so I could fully enjoy their talents."
depressing!!!
"I was in a good mood when I went to this movie and had to walk out in the middle of it. If you are in love or happy, DON'T SEE IT! I should have asked for my money back."
Reality at its best
"This was a great movie. If someone went through what Helen Hunt's character did, I doubt they would look that sunny. This was a good look at real life, and it gave a positive outlook at the end. Sometimes life is not positive. The acting was terrific. The script was very good. The directing great."
then she found me
"the show was good, but the actors were too close up, needed more makeup, you could see every line on face, it was too dark, and a little blurry... the actors did terric acting, but it was more of a second rate movie.. bet midler looked cute, but the clothing on the other actors were ridiculous... makes the picture seem like you had a very low budget...they didn't give too much imagination to the backgroud scenery, if they did i think the picture would have been a lot more interesting"
Worth the Risk?
"A father encourages his son to take a risk by asking him to trust. But what happens when trust is suddenly removed? Sometimes, life comes tumbling down; for better or worse. Helen Hunt's directorial debut in "Then She Found Me" asks her audience to trust. Her potrayal of a middle-aged woman yearning to conceive leads the audience through a complexity of interpersonal relationships that come alive by sometimes placing an uncomfortable spotlight back on the viewer. Helen's own character's facade (thin, a bit frail, sans makeup) reminds us that life isn't always beautiful or predictable, but often stressful, complicated, and/or ironically humerous. The supporting cast (Bette Midler, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick) all make fine contributions, without tipping the emotional canoe.I recommend this film to audiences that accept the challenges of life, but can travel its highway without a road sign posted every mile along the way."
Greene1945
"Helen Hunt was a little too thin and a little too wan. On the other hand, both the story and the acting were quite good. A touch of sadness, a dash of abandonment with a dialogue that was sometimes melancholic sometimes clever but always enlightening. It should be seen!!"
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