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kermodefan94-blog · 6 days

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Mothers Instinct. (2024) Movie Review.

For a film with so much relative star power in its two leads (Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain), it’s surprising in theory how quietly this thriller has been shoved out into the world with no warning or prior knowledge, the trailer suddenly appeared in front of UK theatrical screenings and played for about a month before the film’s release. Having seen the final film when it was released in UK…

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bob-the-movie-man-film-reviews · 28 days

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Mother's Instinct (15): A Thrilling Psychological Rollercoaster.

#onemannsmovies #filmreview of "Mother's Instinct". #MothersInstinct. A twisty turny psychological thriller that Hitchcock would be proud of. 4/5.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Mother’s Instinct” (2024). What a treat to see a psychological thriller where you can be genuinely surprised by the twists and turns. “Mother’s Instinct” delivers just that, bolstered by excellent performances by two of the finest actresses working today. Bob the Movie Man Rating: Plot Summary: It’s 1960 and Celine (Anne Hathaway) and Alice (Jessica Chastain)…

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milliondollarbaby87 · 1 month

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Mothers' Instinct (2024) Review

Alice and Celine live what looks to be a perfect life with successful husbands and sons the same age and enjoying time together. A tragic accident is about to tear all of that apart … ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Continue reading Mothers’ Instinct (2024) Review

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thewomanwhowatchedchristmas · 6 months

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The Noel Diary (2022)

This one was dramatic, but like, in an awkward way.

Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) is a famous author just off a book tour who gets a call about his recently deceased mother's estate. Jake had been estranged from his mother for several years and from his father for even more. But Jake takes his sole companion, a dog named Ava, to his childhood home to clean out his mother's hoarder house to sell it. His neighbor, Ellie (Bonnie Bedelia), tries to convince him to talk to his father. Jake refuses because his dad left after his older brother Benji (Baylen D. Bielitz) died at 7 years old (Jake was 4) trying to hang an ornament on a tree outside during a snowstorm and never tried to contact Jake or check on him. It is unclear if Jake's dad ever knew about Jake's mom's mental health issues and hoarding problem, but Jake for sure blames him anyway.

Rachel Campbell (Barrett Doss) shows up with Jake's childhood home address looking for her birth mom. She was adopted, and her records were sealed, so she doesn't have a name, just a last known address. I fully expected this to be long lost half siblings or something, but don't worry, it's not. Ellie remembers a very young, live-in nanny from before Jake's family fell apart, but she doesn't know her name. She tries again to get Jake to talk to his father by giving Rachel his father’s location and getting Rachel in on convincing Jake. It works.

Thus ensues a road trip between Rachel and Jake who learn a lot about each other, especially about Rachel's relationship with her fiance Alan (Mike Donovan) and how great it is, but Rachel is very much trying to convince herself that she's happy, that she's doing the right thing because it looks good on paper, that she's not falling for Jake, etc. They do get to Scott Turner's (James Remar) house and Rachel convinces Jake to hear him out, so Jake finds out that his dad did try to contact him but his mom kept it from him, and also the married name and address of Rachel's birth mom.

The drama in this movie is a lot. It makes sense when you think about two people finding their long lost parent and then also falling in love with each other but they can't be together (or can they?) for reasons. Ava is everyone's emotional rock in this movie, including the viewer. The music wasn't anything that stood out. The acting was just bad enough to be a little awkward at times, but mostly it was tolerable. This is also a movie that is only tangentially about Christmas because it happens during the holiday season. Overall, 2 stars.

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