Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 2007


Mama's Boy

Buy Mama's Boy now from Amazon

First, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.

Wikipedia article




'Mama's Boy' is a 2007 American comedy-drama film starring Diane Keaton and Jon Heder, and features music by Mark Mothersbaugh. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. for a limited release to certain regions of the United States. 'Mama's Boy' was directed by Tim Hamilton.

Plot summary



Eccentric Jeffrey Mannus (Jon Heder) is 29 years old and lives with his mother, Jan (Diane Keaton). He sees no reason to alter this arrangement, but his perfect world is upended when Jan meets Mert Rosenbloom (Jeff Daniels), a motivational speaker. Mert successfully woos Jan and moves in on Jeffrey's territory, something Jeffrey will not tolerate. While at a coffee shop, Jeffrey finds a friend in one of the workers, aspiring singer-songwriter Nora Flannagan (Anna Faris). Later, Jeffrey enlists her aid as his unlikely ally. As the war between Mert and Jeffrey escalates, something unprecedented happens slowly, to both his own surprise and horror, Jeffrey discovers his inner adult. However, before this happens, Jeffrey and Mert get into a fist fight in Jan's home, causing her to break up with Mert. Jeffrey is pleased, but Jan kicks him out of the house. He goes to find Nora, who is currently upset with him for being such a "jerk", and Nora does not offer any help. Jeffrey lives on the streets, but is eventually arrested for urinating in a sink. Seymour comes to the rescue and pays his bail, also allowing him to move in with him. Jeffrey realizes his errors and fights to get Jan and Mert back together. After achieving this, he goes to stop the bus that Nora is travelling on, as she is leaving for college, in his new car. He parks it in the middle of the road and stands on the hood, holding up a radio that is playing one of Nora's favorite songs. The bus driver makes Nora talk to him and they make up. They then drive off into the distance.

Cast



*Jon Heder - Jeffrey Mannus

*Diane Keaton - Jan Mannus

*Jeff Daniels - Mert Jacob Rosenbloom

*Anna Faris - Nora Flannagan

*Sarah Chalke - Maya

*Dorian Missick - Mitch

*Eli Wallach - Seymour Warburton

*Mary Kay Place - Barbera

*Simon Helberg - Rathkon

Reception



The film was greatly panned by critics, receiving a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 8% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 3.4/10.

The film made $618,145 in foreign markets.

References




Buy Mama's Boy now from Amazon

<-- Return to movies from 2007



This work is released under CC-BY-SA. Some or all of this content attributed to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1107476219.