I
unintentionally watched this movie with my mom on Mother’s Day. While not the
most cheerful of movies to watch about motherhood, it definitely demonstrated
the fierce love that mothers have for their children, and the devastation they
feel once they are taken away from them.
Judi
Dench was perfect, and absolutely deserving of her Oscar nomination. It was
nice seeing her in a different role from her usual tough-as-nails characters
that I’m used to seeing her in, like Lady Catherine in Pride and Prejudice and M in the James Bond films. She convincingly
played an adorable, grandmotherly figure who owns up to her mistakes but is
still determined to find her son.
My
favorite scenes were whenever Philomena would have a series of flashbacks of
her early life with her son, and it would cut from the flashbacks and Philomena
remembering. Dench’s acting and the editing of the scenes were very moving.
Somehow
it was a very feel-good movie, even though it was heartbreaking. I would
recommend watching it with your mom, grandma, or any other mother figures you
have in your life.
IMDb rating: 8/10
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