Film Review – My Mother’s Wedding

Kristin Scott Thomas has created an impressive career as an actress, working with some of the finest filmmakers around, taking in experiences with such talent as Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack, Joe Wright, and Robert Altman. “My Mother’s Wedding” is Thomas’s directorial debut, finally taking command of her own production, and she goes a semi-autobiographical route with co-writer (and husband) John Micklethwait, digging into her own past, which involved the presence of two fathers in her life. This experience fuels the screenplay, following three estranged siblings trying to make sense of terrible loss in their lives and their mother’s hope for love again, confronted by change and reflection during a celebratory weekend. “My Mother’s Wedding” is a smaller picture with milder dramatic goals, but Thomas holds it together with help from a talented cast and sincere emotion, exploring how these characters handle their feelings and their maturity when reconnecting with their past. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com