MOTHER AND CHILD

KAREN (ANNETTE BENING) GAVE UP A DAUGHTER FOR ADOPTION 37 YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN OVERWHELMED WITH GUILT SINCE.  ELIZABETH (NAOMI WATTS) IS THE DAUGHTER WHO HATES HER MOTHER FOR GIVING HER UP.  AND LUCY (KERRY WASHINGTON) IS A NEWLY MARRIED WOMAN WHO IS PLANNING ON ADOPTING.  THIS MOVIE REVOLVES AROUND THESE THREE CHARACTERS.
KAREN AND ELIZABETH HAVE BOTH BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ADOPTION AND THEIR ACTIONS MAKE THEM UNLIKABLE PEOPLE.  KAREN IS VERY HARD TO GET ALONG WITH AND DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING NEW IN HER LIFE; ELIZABETH IS CAREER DRIVEN, DOESN'T WANT A FAMILY AND IS VERY SELF-CENTERED.  LUCY IS THE MOST LIKABLE, HOWEVER SHE IS DETERMINED TO ADOPT AND WILL LET NOTHING GET IN HER WAY OF DOING THAT.  AS THE MOVIE PROGRESSES, WE SEE EACH CHARACTER GROW AND CHANGE, MOSTLY FOR THE BETTER.  EVENTUALLY, ALL THE CHARACTER'S LIVES INTERTWINE, BUT WITHOUT A HEARTBREAKING EVENT THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU.  SAMUEL L JACKSON AND JIMMY SMITS COSTAR.
RATING  4 OUT OF 5

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