While struggling to come to grips with the passing away last year of her husband, a housewife decides to follow her teenage son's suggestion and go to university. This turns out a bit differently to what the son had expected (would you like your mother cramping your style?), as well as to what she had expected, when her English professor is a really unpleasant stick-in-the-mud. Then she finds out she has a nasty disease as well...
93 minutes, Parental Guidance (Language)
Comedy, On the Art Circuit
Nicholas Bishop, Rose Byrne, Lynette Curran, Sinéad Cusack, Sacha Horler
Director
Mark Lamprell
Screenplay
Mark Lamprell
Cinematography
Brian J. Breheny
Soundtrack
Not available
Made in
2000
Produced by
Beyond Films
Ratings
Scale (Max)
20
South African Media
The MoviesiteIan Douglas
10
Cape ArgusAdrian Monteath
10
Cape ArgusAldrin Naidu
10
The StarJanine Walker
16
Die BurgerHerman Wasserman
10
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge
10
RapportBarrie Hough
18
International Media
Internet (IMDB)42 Netizens
11
Average .. 59%
12
Visitor Ratings
Laura Crowe (16)
18
Average .. 90%
18
Visitor Comments
Ian Douglas: Offbeat Aussie comedy with some merit. I left the cinema wondering exactly who the target market for this will be: the main plot revolves around the mother, which is unlikely to appeal to the teens. The minor plot is about the son's fantasies and romance with his best mate's girl, which is unlikely to appeal to cinemagoers attracted to the main plot... Maybe it will work as a family movie -- mom, pop and the teenagers...
Laura Crowe (16): I thought this movie was great, the light hearted humour, the relationships between all the characters, I thought if you looked into Frank's character more you'd see how strong and great she really was. I loved this movie.
