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The Bad Mother's Handbook [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - United Kingdom ]

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This made for TV movie was based on the best-selling novel: The Bad Mother's Handbook by Kate Long.

Like most people purchasing this DVD, I bought it because Robert Pattinson played a character in it. And I admit, I had low expectations of enjoying anything more than his appearance in it. Of course, that is WHY they are marketing this movie the way they are.

What I was NOT expecting was to see so LITTLE of Rob and yet to enjoy this movie so much. This is a very moving, funny, thought-provoking film. I LOVED the glimpses of Rob... he is so young and plays awkward SO well. Adorable. But I was not disappointed, even though I would have enjoyed seeing more of him, because the Bad Mother's Handbook is just that GOOD.

The story is about a dysfunctional, multigenerational family of women. Middle-aged Karen is stressed and frustrated, struggling to care for both a teenage daughter and mother with Alzheimer's. She has a bit of an identity crisis when she discovers a long-kept secret. Her bright but hormonal daughter, Charlotte, has her own crisis when she discovers that she's pregnant about the same time her dead-beat boyfriend dumps her. Enter Daniel (Robert Pattinson), a new student and doctor's son, who tries to support her in his own nerdy way. Karen strikes out at both her mother and daughter in bitter disappointment, but all the turmoil serves to teach them all some important lessons about love, family, and being a mother. I laughed and had tears...

My advice - if you think this movie stars Rob, lower your expectations and you'll be better able to enjoy a very good movie.

HINT: If you aren't used to HEAVY British/Scottish accents, you might want to turn on the English SUBTITLES. I did and it made all the difference.

While this film is not bad, for a made for TV flick, it is a complete injustice to bill it as a "Robert Pattinson film:. The story is about Charlie, and her relationship with her mother and grandmother. Daniel Gale is an ancillary character at best. This is nothing short of opportunistic advertising, and marketing making the assumption that the public doesn't know better.

I wanted to see this movie because of Rob Pattinson. I knew he was not the main character so I wasn't surprised by that. I was, however surprised by how wonderful this little film is. It is a warm, loving story of a family. It is beautifully acted and creatively filmed. I enjoyed the story & I really felt for the characters. It is very British & tough to understand the dialogue sometimes, but that just added to, not distracted from. A movie that makes me laugh, cry & look forward to seeing it again deserves 4 stars.

This is a charming movie and the dvd quality is fine, but this version is edited. Cut up scenes and words omitted.

Like most of the viewers, I watched this movie because of Robert Pattinson (he didn't have a major role). Anyway, I was very surprised of how much I liked the movie. Giving it a 5 star because of Catherine Tate's performance, along with the daughter, and grandmother. It's about family, what's important in life, discovery, the ups and down of being a young mother. It's touching! Only bad thing, it was too short. Overall, worth watching.

Although Rob Pattinson is in this movie and does a rather good job with his part. This
is really a good example of british humor at
it's best. Rob is endearing but the story is
really about the mother and daughter.

Happy I bought this movie.

The movie was marketed after Mr.Pattinson hit it big with the tweens in Twilight and they knew they could make a buck putting this on DVD. I was disappointed to see that while watching a DVD the "F" word was actually BLEEPED out. Really? BLEEPED on a DVD? It was only used once in the film, and the "S" word is never bleeped on British TV, but I was disappointed in that. I also felt like it was cut up a bit from the original, but it's still likable.

The book is far better, but the movie did it justice.

great movie! really funny and the characters are just enduring as well as enraging. not too long but it will have you in stiches by the end. love robert pattinson! the cutest little nerd ever!

This is a hard movie to understand for some people because of the accent but I had no trouble. The movie is very sweet and has a great tear jerking ending. I would recommend it to everyone. It is not Robert Pattinson's best movie as he is not in it very much but what he is in is wonderful. The seller is wonderful also the shipping was so fast and the packaging was great.

Funny, cute movie. A young Robert Pattinson (Daniel) plays a great nerdy friend to pregnant teen Holly Grainger (Charlotte).Catherine Tate plays her role as Charlotte's mother awesomely,while also trying to care for her elderly mother and dealing with an ex-husband. Lighthearted British comedy of a dysfunctional family and friendship.