Video review: Mommy issues in 'Tully'

July 28, 2018 at 6:01AM
Charlize Theron in "Tully."
Charlize Theron in “Tully.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Mommy issues

"Tully" (⋆⋆⋆⋆, rated R) is an uncommonly intelligent and amusing portrait of motherhood, thorns and all. Created by director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody ("Juno," "Young Adult"), this adult coming-of-age story stars Charlize Theron as a fatigued suburban mom overwhelmed by the birth of her third child. Help arrives in the form of a nanny with skills that would make Mary Poppins envious. Not every moment feels realistic, but the film's artistic license earns our faith.

COLIN COVERT

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