Mother

Pros: Terrific screenplay that won some top critics awards; good performance by Debbie Reynolds.
Cons: Too-pat, sitcom-ish ending that strains credibility.

Years from now, I'm convinced, Albert Brooks will be fondly remembered in the same way that, say, a Preston Sturges is today. The writer/director has produced—and starred in—a string of intelligent comedies: small gems like Real Life ...

Pros: Good performances, production values, script
Cons: Don't expect it be like a Jim Carrey comedy

Mother is very much a movie not many will like, that is for people interested in a story than a character-driven film. People looking for humor being presented to them instead of having to look for it. Mother is essentially what audiences are not looking ...

Pros: wonderful acting by Brooks and Reynolds
Cons: might go on a little too long for the un-converted

Albert Brooks is regarded by many in the know as one of the great comics of our generation. But his style is very personal and quirky, which is why he remains a "cult comedian" even after writing, directing, and/or appearing in movies for over...

Pros: Typical Albert Brooks humor
Cons: Hit-and-miss

Albert Brooks is my favorite Brooks as far as film directing goes, but he only puts out one movie about every five years. He’s not incredibly prolific but his films are always funny and intelligent, with Mother ranking right up there with Defending Your...

Pros: great writing, humor, and dialog. Enjoyable veiwing for any age
Cons: A few slow spots, but not enough to hamper enjoyment

I wasn't sure exactly what made me watch this film the first time, but I caught just a bit of it one day on the way past the set, and decided that I would rent it. Well, I ended up buying it, showing it to my mom, my son, anyone who would sit down in...

Pros: Amusing
Cons: Self-aggrandizing, contemptuous

Albert Brooks, hailed by some as a comic genius, co-writes, directs and stars as a son obsessed with discovering why his relationships with women all fall apart. To trace the problem to its roots, Brooks moves back in with his mother, gamely portrayed by...

Pros: Hilarious, you can relate to it, Debbie Reynolds
Cons: Ending isn't at good as the rest of the film

I have to start out by saying that I had never seen a Debbie Reynolds movie before and didn't know much about her prior to this movie. In this movie she played the role of a mother to perfection - I thought it must be because she was Carrie Fisher's...

Pros: A funny idea
Cons: Never lives up to its potential

Albert Brooks plays John, a 40-something science fiction writer who decides he will never be able to have a successful relationship with a woman until he figures out his relationship with the first woman in his life. So he moves into his mother's...

Pros: Hillarious, Reynolds is great
Cons: The end isn't quite as funny

A middle aged man is having troubles with women, so he decides to move back home with his mom. She is basically a psycho, but a funny psycho. Albert plays a good low humor side-kick, while Debbie steals the movie with all of the good one-liners. The...