Mother's Day

PG-13
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, Sarah Chalke, Britt Robertson, Timothy Olyphant, Jack Whitehall and Aasif Mandvi
Running Time: 1 Hour and 58 Minutes

Okay, so this is undoubtedly a so-called "chick flick". I really feel that women are going to enjoy and relate to this movie more than our male counterparts. These movies that involve several different stories in one are quite popular with the female genre. I was really looking forward to this movie,
I found myself completely involved and enjoying every minute of it even though it was a little edgy!
Jennifer Aniston stars as Sandy, a recently divorced mother of two young boys trying to come to terms with her new situation as her ex-husband Henry (Timothy Olyphant) had already moved forward with his life.
Kate Hudson stars as Jesse, a young woman trying to live her life apart from her prying and disapproving parents. She felt the need to suppress the news of her marriage to Russell (Aasif Mandvi) and the birth of her child from them.
Julia Roberts stars as Miranda, a home-shopping superstar! A very famous and beloved TV personality who is actually very lonely.
Britt Robertson stars as Kristin, a single mother with a British boyfriend Zack (Jack Whitehall) the father to her child who is just dying to marry her and make their little family complete. She is struggling with her situation because she was adopted and she really wants to find her birth-mother.
Jason Sudeikis stars as Bradley, a newly widowed father grief stricken over the loss of his wife and father to two teenage girls trying to find his way through his new reality.
There was also some really fun comedy with Jesse's parents, Flo (Margo Martindale) and Earl (Robert Pine) that added some humor to the story-line too. All of these lives were intertwined and and they were all embarking on celebrating Mother's Day, each in their own unique way.
There is a lot going on in this movie, but it works. I spoke with several women after the movie was over and they all said they loved it! I found myself being lifted-up and then being a little let down and  then being lifted up again and wishing things would happen sooner. Go and see this movie with the important women in your life, there are many tender moments that were very touching.
Overall, I really enjoyed this movie and I was still wanting more when it was over.
Parents be advised: This is a PG-13 rated movie. It contains real-life stories and more adult themed content. One of the relationships involves a Lesbian couple. The F-bomb is dropped and there is some other mild profanity. This movie is definitely edgy! I would only recommend this movie for children over the age of 13.
I am giving "Mother's Day" two and a half bags of popcorn.

Jungle Book

PG
Starring: Neel Sethi and the voices of: Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken
Running Time: 1 Hour and 45 Minutes

Adapted from the Rudyard Kipling classic, "The Jungle Book", this  Disney movie was spectacular and visually stunning. The storyline is very similar to the original 1967 Disney classic but with Mowgli portrayed by a real human boy (Neel Seethi) and all of the animals were computer generated images that were absolutely incredible and extremely life-like!
The scenery virtually transports you to the jungle and you genuinely feel like you are right there along with Mowgli.
Mowgli was separated from his father as an infant during a fire and Shere Khan (Idris Elba) the very evil and conniving tiger killed his father and made it his life's mission to find and capture the
man-cub Mowgli.
He tries desperately to hunt the young child but Mowgli was taken in by the wolf-pack, the sweet mother Raksha (Lupita Nyong'o) who loves him like one of her own Cubs and the alpha-male Akela (Giancarlo Esposito).
Mowgli also encounters the kind and noble Bagheera (Ben Kigsley) who befriends and protects him. Mowgli being an inquisitive young boy always finds himself in dangerous situations! He is lured deep into the forest where he is surprised by Kaa (Scarlett Johannson) the sultry and mesmerizing gigantic Indian Python snake whose underlying motive is nothing less than to enjoy devouring every inch of Mowgli!
He is fortunate to stumble upon the always comedic and lovable bear Baloo (Bill Murray) who seeks him out to retrieve honey for him and they form an enduring bond. That brings us to the monkey encounter! Mowgli is approached by monkeys, many, many monkeys! They take him against his will to the temple and bring him before their King, King Louie (Christopher Walken) the enormously  monstrous orangutan who has summoned Mowgli for his human ability to start fire also known in the jungle as "red flower". Fortunately for Mowgli, Bagheera and Baloo have teamed up to help rescue him from the very persistent King Louie!
BYU film school graduate Brigham Taylor helped produce this version of "The Jungle Book".
 I found this movie to be as touching as it was beautiful! I thoroughly enjoyed this portrayal of the classic story.
Parents be advised: this movie is rated PG. I honestly think it could have been rated PG-13 because it was very dark in spots and extremely serious as well. These encounters of young Mowgli were life and death situations! The tiger Shere Khan, the Python Kaa and King Louie were very scary and intimidating characters. I think children ages 10 and over will be fine with this movie. Below that age the children might be frightened.
I am giving "The Jungle Book" four bags of popcorn.