Alien at the Movies

Wanda (Edie Falco) is divorced with two needy adult children, a sick mom, & a complicated love life. She doesn’t seem to have time to focus on her own personal life because her family seems to be always calling her with their problems. Her cell phone rings & she drops everything to answer their distress calls immediately. Her mom Grace thinks she might have lung cancer but it’s something else. Her daughter Sarah is very pregnant & wants a big church wedding before the baby arrives. Her aimless son Mark just got dumped by this therapist. Wanda is that doting mother/worried caretaker who can’t stop being the dependable mom/person. Her ex Henry is no help because he has remarried & has his own financial issues. Her family seems to pull Wanda away from her special friends, Marshalll & Sophie. Will she finally be able to let go?

Alien gives it 2½ “just being mom” stars out of 4.