Stage Mother

Stage Mother is a lovely warm movie and a joy to watch, the main actress is brilliant in the role and holds the movie together. Was so pleased I watched it!

Fantastic heartwarming, witty and funny movie. Not over preachy or try hard just good writing, original jokes and acting. Such an underrated star of a movie.

Not a regular movie, a bit like sister act in reverse, but trust me when I say it is a good movie. It has all the ingredients to become a real deal even if you might get a couple of tears by the end... It didn't mean that you are going to be sad!!! Tears of joy!!!!

My Review - Stage Mother My Rating 6.5 It's great to review a new movie and to see Jackie Weaver in a starring role what an accomplished actress she is. Cast as Maybeline Metcalf a conservative church choir director who inherits her late son Rickey's San Francisco drag club. Maybeline travels to San Francisco for her son's funeral against her homophobic husbands wishes and picks up the threads of Ricky's last days including meeting his partner Nathan. Stage Mother is very entertaining what it lacks in script it makes up with some very good performances. I especially liked Lucy Liu as Sienna Rickie's best friend who Maybeline moves in for her stay and I also liked Adrian Grenier as Nathan who at first is hostile to Ricky'S mother accusing her of abandoning and rejecting her son then as a mutual understanding occurs between them he realised that Mother like Son is a good force to be reckoned with. This film directed by Thom Fitzgerald has had some undeserving negative reviews. It's well worth a look and has a good positive message to tell . It's not Pricilla Queen of the Desert and it doesn't try to be . The Drag Club scenes are very good and the scenes where Maybeline works her magic to coach the Queens to sing and make the Ricky'S Club profitable again are the best , it's just a pity that there wasn't more substance in the script. Jackie Weaver's final scene singing in her own voice was impressive.

Director: Thom Fitzgerald and Writer: Brad Hennig brings to us a film that is one hour and thirty minutes of cool, easy, fun, entertainment. Lucy Liu gives her best (as always) and the writer has given each character a script that is brilliant and witty. If there was ever a movie we need, in this Covid19 environment, to bring us laughter and a smile - then "Stage Mother" is it! At movies end you just feel good! Catch this movie whenever you can!

Really enjoyed this film from start to finish. Great story line, with an emotional pull. I can really relate to the relationships I have within my own family unit and those portrayed within this film so it really did touch many emotions for me.

For those that call this film plain or unexciting, shame on you. This film is real life which is where most of us live, how about just applauding those in the LGBTQ community who find the courage to be themselves every day and find some happiness along the way. It hit home for me and I'm thankful it was made!

I don't often write reviews but felt that with the lower overall rating this film has received here, I wanted to speak up. I really don't understand the rating being so low. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and didn't want it to end. It's been a while since I've seen something that touched me like this. I'm not really into drag but could relate on other levels. I laughed many times, cried a few, and ended up being so happy that I watched it. I'm not familiar with the lead actress, but she has great comedic timing and does a wonderful job in the role as the mother. Lucy Liu is also great in this and was a pleasant surprise, since I didn't know she was in it. Overall I will be highly recommending this movie to my friends.