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Mama's Boy (2007)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:1

Rotten:11

Average Rating:3.4/10

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for language including sexual references, and some drug use.

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Nov 30, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: Jon Heder, Diane Keaton, and Anna Faris star in this comedy about a 29-year-old man (Heder) who still lives with his mother. He has no desire to leave, until his mother's new boyfriend (Jeff... Jon Heder, Diane Keaton, and Anna Faris star in this comedy about a 29-year-old man (Heder) who still lives with his mother. He has no desire to leave, until his mother's new boyfriend (Jeff Daniels) moves into their precious little world and forces him to grow up quick. [More]

Starring: Jon Heder, Diane Keaton, Jeff Daniels, Anna Faris

Starring: Jon Heder, Diane Keaton, Jeff Daniels, Anna Faris, Eli Wallach

Director: Tim Hamilton

Director: Tim Hamilton
Screenwriter: Hank Nelken
Producer: Heidi Santelli
Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh

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...there's certainly no understating the ineffectiveness of Heder's relentlessly (and irritatingly) over-the-top performance...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
05/21/09
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Ana Faris is the best thing in this predictable, often silly Jon Heder movie about a spoilt son trying to sabotage his mother's new relationship

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
08/09/08
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
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Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
08/08/08
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The film is as grating as the people who inhabit it.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
07/02/08
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
DVDTalk.com

Things sadly come to a grinding halt when the schtick wears thin and starts to repeat itself.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
07/01/08
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

The picture is merely series of loose gags stumbling into each other while Heder makes faces, Hamilton spends more time on his soundtrack selections than his storytelling, as the rest of the cast waits patiently for their paychecks to clear.

Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | comment Comment
06/23/08
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

I expected to laugh a lot harder and more frequently. Mama's Boy isn't what I'd call a terrible movie. Instead, it's a movie that assembles a lot of interesting elements that never gel.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
06/09/08
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

...unless you are related to Keaton or Heder, I wouldn't advise you go out of your way to see it.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
05/31/08
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

It's not that the movie is utterly bereft of arresting moments. It's just that each of these prominently features one of the aforementioned supporting cast and not the so-called star.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
12/14/07
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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Mama's Boy is the ultimate, definitive, supremo bad movie, the universal black hole of suckage bad movie, the celluloid anti-Christ bad movie of bad movies -- not to put too fine a point on it or anything.

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12/14/07
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

Matters quickly regress into an antic romantic comedy, potentially buoyed by a strong cast but soon thwarted by a screenplay as leaden as it is predictable.

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12/14/07
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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Haphazardly conceived and clumsily executed, this aggressively quirky yet gratingly unfunny comedy appears set on the fast track to vidstore bins.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
12/03/07
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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When the writer's this far off, the actors and the audience pay the price.

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11/29/07
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
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