Each portrait melds to create a heartrending whole guaranteed to make men think to call their mothers more often. To those who have lost their mothers, the experience of watching Mom and Me might prove unbearable -- it's that touching.

The men who end up talking are not random, they're a carefully-selected, cross-section and their reflections are funny and sometimes very moving.

[Wardrop] chooses his own emotional environment and he explores it with admirable sensitivity and humour. Worth the admission price for the pets alone.