Then She Found Me: The Heeb Review
Then She Found Me, Helen Hunt’s misguided directorial debut (due out May 1), tells the winding tale of a married grade school teacher who experiences: the death of her adoptive mother, the departure of her immature husband and the appearance of her birth mother in quick succession—oh yeah, she also desperately wants children of her own. To add a few more suds, her real mother is a frivolous, local talk show host played by none other than the Divine Miss Midler, who probably should have sat this one out. Midler has had so much work done that she looks like she could be Hunt’s daughter (hello, casting!). The only reprieve here is Colin Firth, playing an angsty father whose son is in Hunt’s class. The rapport shared by these two adults is at once frank and touching as they embark on an unsure romance. Other than that, not much here.
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submit a comment04.29.08 at 5:04 am
“Midler has had so much work done that she looks like she could be Hunt’s daughter”
It’s true. For two days during filming, Midler’s trailer completely blocked the (almost) floor-to-ceiling windows of the restaurant where I worked. I can honestly say that until the street was replaced by her pseudo-face, I’d never appreciated my former view.
04.29.08 at 9:04 am
I saw Helen Hunt ,on Leno. I didn’t think she looked old. Midler must really have had a lot done to look younger than Hunt. Midler is probably over 60.