Then She Found Me Critic Reviews

A smart, subtle and seriously funny dramedy bound to find favor with sophisticated auds.Read the full review

The new movie shrieks of motherhood - raising hot-button issues like biological clocks running down, the rights of birth mothers and whether to adopt or give artificial insemination a shot.Read the full review

Hunt's movie-directing debut frequently crackles with nice gags.Read the full review

With subtle laughs but solid emotional thrust, it will play very well with older audiences.Read the full review

There's something about Hunt's put-upon persona that grates, and it would be nice to see her for once in a role that doesn't call on her to be so angry, short-tempered and disappointed all the time...Still, all in all, Then She Found Me is a warm, entertaining and well-made little movie and an auspicious debut for Hunt the director.Read the full review

Then She Found Me, a serious comedy, is more impressive for what it refuses to do than for its modest accomplishment.Read the full review

There are some wise observations about parenting. Hunt draws some good performances from the cast and wisely chose a low-key personal story for her directorial debut.Read the full review

What ought to be a bittersweet movie about a woman's momentary unraveling feels like a workout class: Cardio melodrama.Read the full review

With Midler missing in action much of the time, the film drowns in a sea of thudding earnestness.Read the full review