The Mother
2003
**
Director: Roger Michell
Cast: Anne Reid, Daniel Craig, Cathryn Bradshaw, Steven Macintosh
After her husband's death an elderly woman embarks on a tempestuos love affair with her grown-up daughter's boyfriend. With this premise you'd expect writer Hanif Kureishi to explore a rarely seen topic, sex in older age, but this film goes nowhere. Unpleasant characters, especially the leading lady's two children, and a contrived and underwhelming ending are just some of the pitfalls.
