Momma's Man (2008)

Director:

Azazel Jacobs

Writer:

Azazel Jacobs (writer)

Release Date:

8 May 2009 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A man who has avoided his wife and child at home has a change of heart after an imposed stay in his own parents' loft. |

Cast

Matt Boren	...	Mikey
Ken Jacobs	...	Dad
Richard Edson	...	Tom
Piero Arcilesi	...	Dante
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eleanor Hutchins
Flo Jacobs
Dana Varon	...	Laura

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15

Company:

Artists Public Domain

i heart momma's man

Having gone to Sundance for the last several years, I am always looking for the same thing, a movie that will truly inspire me not only as a person but as an artist as well, and every year I find it gets harder and harder to find such a film. This year that film was Momma's Man. The film was heartfelt, funny at times, and incredibly poignant. All the performances, were very real and nuanced. I especially loved the actors who played Mikey's parents. They seemed to have come from an Elaine May or Cassavettes(john not nick) film. I almost expected Gena Rowlands to make a cameo as the next door neighbor. What I enjoyed most about Momma's Man that it felt honest in a way that a lot of movies today don't seem to be. There was no artifice, there was no talking down to the audience. Instead, the director let me experience, not just watch, but experience the emotional journey that Mikey took. I wish more movies would do the same.