Mother 4K 1996 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

John Genderson, a middle-aged fiction writer, comes to live with his mother after two failed attempts to start a family. Immersed in himself, the protagonist returns home to find out why his mother never appreciated him. John hopes that by finding out the reason and establishing a relationship with his mother, he will learn to get along with other women as well.

But soon he realizes that he himself never really appreciated her. Gradually there are changes in their relationship, affecting not only the writer, but also his younger brother Jeff. At the heart of this profound story is wisdom allied with bittersweet humor.

Review 4K Movie

With "Mother," director Albert Brooks has given us another great comedic filmmaking triumph. The acting is terrific, the laughs come at a fairly steady pace, and, like all great comedies, it has an inner meaning underneath all the smirks and giggles.

Brooks co-wrote, directed, and starred in this one, playing the somewhat unsuccessful science-fiction novelist John Henderson (he's contstantly being compared to Stephen King) who blames his problems with women on Mom. Therefore, he decides to move back in with Mother (played by Debbie Reynolds, whom Brooks somehow lured back to the big screen) and figure out their problems. What ensues might have been sitcom-style laughs, but Brooks and co-writer Monica Johnson know better than that; the laughs are pretty fast-paced but their well-observed ranting as opposed to tasteless wisecracks.

The keys to the film, however, are Brooks and Reynolds, the latter which brings a special emotional undertone to a role that would have been played as all sap by any other actress. Check "Mother" out; if you want smart, funny humor and even a tad bit of drama, you should enjoy it immensely.