Then She Found Me
Headline: ** A Story of Relationships **
Title: THEN SHE FOUND ME
Quality: * * * * Acceptability: -2
SUBTITLES: None
WARNING CODES:
Language: LLL
Violence: None
Sex: SS
Nudity: N
RATING: R
RELEASE: April 25, 2008
TIME: 100 minutes
STARRING: Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth, and Matthew Broderick
DIRECTOR: Helen Hunt
PRODUCERS: Helen Hunt, Pam Koffler, Katie Roumel, Christine Vachon, and Connie Tavel
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: John Wells, Chip Signore, Louise Goodsill, Ralph Kamp, Victor Levin, Walter Josten, Jeff Geoffray, and Howard Behar
WRITERS: Alice Arlen, Civtor Levin and Helen Hunt
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY: Elinor Lipman
DISTRIBUTOR: ThinkFilms
CONTENT: (BB, HH, Ro, PC, Ho, LLL, SS, N, M) Strong moral worldview with positive expressions of belief in God by heroine in a Jewish setting but with strong humanist worldview expressed by the heroine's birth mother, a nonbeliever, along with a Romantic worldview overtone, plus some politically correct references about same-sex marriage; 10 obscenities and 19 profanities; no violence; depicted sexual promiscuity; upper female nudity (very briefly on screen) and females in underwear; drinking; no smoking; and, husband abandons wife, lying.
GENRE: Drama
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Older teenagers and adults
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SUMMARY: THEN SHE FOUND ME is a moving story centering on April, a woman who must face abandonment by her husband, a new boyfriend and the discovery of her birth mother. While there is foul language and depicted sex, there is intelligent discussion about life issues, including belief and trust in God.
IN BRIEF:
THEN SHE FOUND ME is a moving story centering on April, a woman who must face abandonment by her husband, Ben, a new boyfriend, and the discovery of her birth mother. The writing is superb, and the acting is very honest. The issues raised are complex and are dealt with intelligently. The value of family is highlighted, and Ben's walking out on the marriage is properly depicted as wrong. Ben is a negative character who refuses to grow up. April's desire to have a baby is central to the plot. A key conflict is that April does not want to adopt a child since she herself was adopted and always felt to be less of a child to her mom than her mom's own biological son.
This movie ultimately shows adoption in a positive light. Also, there is an orthodox Jewish marriage, funeral and a number of Shabbat celebrations. April prays traditional prayers in Hebrew before eating. While discussion of God is not pervasive, it is a central element to her story. Even so, the movie contains plenty of foul language and depicted sexual promiscuity, so extreme caution is warranted.
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