Stepmom (1994)
Get out your handkerchiefs. Get out the entire Kleenex box; who are we kidding? Stepmom is one of the biggest tearjerkers I’ve ever seen. It’s so sad, I hope I never have to sit through it again. Regardless of your relationship with your mother, you will bawl your puffy little eyes out.
Susan Sarandon stars as a devoted and wonderful mom to Jena Malone and Liam Aiken. At a cordial dinner with her ex-husband Ed Harris, they both have news to share. Ed speaks first: he’s getting married. Susan’s face shows her destruction: her announcement is that she doesn’t have long to live. Not only does she have to face death, she has to meet her replacement and know that the younger woman will eventually take up more space in her children’s lives and memories. Jena is the older child, a mere preteen. All the milestones of her life will include her stepmom, and her mother will be a distant memory.
Any dry eyes in the house yet? I didn’t think so.
There really isn’t any reason to sit through this movie. If your mom is alive and well, why torture yourself with tears? If she isn’t, your existing pain is probably great enough. Really, folks. This movie is one big, non-stop cryfest. Even during the lighter moments, like the “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” karaoke scene, you’ll still be reaching for your tissues. Susan doesn’t want her children to be left with only tragic memories as the last ones they have of their mom, so she starts an impromptu song and dance party. She may be pretending to have a good time, but she’s crying on the inside. Singing and dancing are the last things she wants to do, but she wants to be the best mom she can be until the end. You’ll see some incredible acting from the two leading ladies, but is it worth a raw nose and red eyes? And if your mom looks like Susan Sarandon, like my mom does, don’t even think about renting it.
More Susan Sarandon movies here!
Susan Sarandon stars as a devoted and wonderful mom to Jena Malone and Liam Aiken. At a cordial dinner with her ex-husband Ed Harris, they both have news to share. Ed speaks first: he’s getting married. Susan’s face shows her destruction: her announcement is that she doesn’t have long to live. Not only does she have to face death, she has to meet her replacement and know that the younger woman will eventually take up more space in her children’s lives and memories. Jena is the older child, a mere preteen. All the milestones of her life will include her stepmom, and her mother will be a distant memory.
Any dry eyes in the house yet? I didn’t think so.
There really isn’t any reason to sit through this movie. If your mom is alive and well, why torture yourself with tears? If she isn’t, your existing pain is probably great enough. Really, folks. This movie is one big, non-stop cryfest. Even during the lighter moments, like the “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” karaoke scene, you’ll still be reaching for your tissues. Susan doesn’t want her children to be left with only tragic memories as the last ones they have of their mom, so she starts an impromptu song and dance party. She may be pretending to have a good time, but she’s crying on the inside. Singing and dancing are the last things she wants to do, but she wants to be the best mom she can be until the end. You’ll see some incredible acting from the two leading ladies, but is it worth a raw nose and red eyes? And if your mom looks like Susan Sarandon, like my mom does, don’t even think about renting it.
More Susan Sarandon movies here!