My first predicament with Take My Daughters, Please (TMDP) is whether I should classify it as a Drama or a RomCom. It is not a movie that is really serious but it does deal with a topic that would be dear to any mother of four daughters who are unmarried. There is an element of Comedy but in bits and pieces – so definitely not a laugh riot. The romance element is a bit on the serious side. In the end, however, I would go with the RomCom option because there is something about the movie that is quite endearing and it leaves your happy and not morose or sad. It is playing on Zee MGM these days – Channel 355 on Tata Sky (you can send me the cheque for promoting the channel)
Lilah Page (Rue McClanahan) is a 60 something lady who is super excited about being on her first talk show and calls her four daughters over to watch her “live”. But she isn’t quite ready for what is about to hit her square on the face. With her on the show is a qualified doctor of sorts whose research comprehensively proves that women above the age of 30 find it really difficult to find a husband – leave alone a suitable one. And guess what – Lilah is a mother of 4 such daughters. The Youngest is 30 – Evan (Kim Delaney) and is in a relationship with James (Stan Ivar) for a while now. They aren’t committing to marriage because James is currently studying law and will take a while to get settled. Following her closely @ 33 is Jess (Stepfanie Kramer) who is in a relationship with a married man and knowingly at that. At 36 is Courtney (Susan Ruttan) who is a single mother again in a relationship with a man who hasn’t yet found his groove and keeps dabbling with odd jobs here and there – your typical nincompoop. And the eldest, a 39 year old Nell (Deidre Hall) who is too obsessed with her work and has experienced marriage once – enough for most people who have failed at it to not try again.
All of the above blends into a minor comedy of errors with Lilah taking it upon herself to ensure that all her daughters are married off before the end of the year and prove the learned doc wrong. Director Larry Elikann is an accomplished TV Movie director and he gives us a beautiful bitter sweet story which has, as mentioned earlier, its elements of fun but is balanced over all. Like most TV movies it is quite crisply made and feature film editors could learn quite a bit from Larry about how to edit a simple movie – simply. Larry gives us the right perspectives and brings out Lilah’s apprehensions and concerns beautifully. And he balances it out as well with the worries of the daughters. What happened to the world of simple straightforward movies? TMDP is a lovely movie to be seen on TV and plays quite frequently on MGM – even managed to catch a glimpse yesterday (the review is delayed significantly. I had seen it 10 days back :P). worth a dekko for this 6 on 10 movie.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3407191065/
Lilah Page (Rue McClanahan) is a 60 something lady who is super excited about being on her first talk show and calls her four daughters over to watch her “live”. But she isn’t quite ready for what is about to hit her square on the face. With her on the show is a qualified doctor of sorts whose research comprehensively proves that women above the age of 30 find it really difficult to find a husband – leave alone a suitable one. And guess what – Lilah is a mother of 4 such daughters. The Youngest is 30 – Evan (Kim Delaney) and is in a relationship with James (Stan Ivar) for a while now. They aren’t committing to marriage because James is currently studying law and will take a while to get settled. Following her closely @ 33 is Jess (Stepfanie Kramer) who is in a relationship with a married man and knowingly at that. At 36 is Courtney (Susan Ruttan) who is a single mother again in a relationship with a man who hasn’t yet found his groove and keeps dabbling with odd jobs here and there – your typical nincompoop. And the eldest, a 39 year old Nell (Deidre Hall) who is too obsessed with her work and has experienced marriage once – enough for most people who have failed at it to not try again.
All of the above blends into a minor comedy of errors with Lilah taking it upon herself to ensure that all her daughters are married off before the end of the year and prove the learned doc wrong. Director Larry Elikann is an accomplished TV Movie director and he gives us a beautiful bitter sweet story which has, as mentioned earlier, its elements of fun but is balanced over all. Like most TV movies it is quite crisply made and feature film editors could learn quite a bit from Larry about how to edit a simple movie – simply. Larry gives us the right perspectives and brings out Lilah’s apprehensions and concerns beautifully. And he balances it out as well with the worries of the daughters. What happened to the world of simple straightforward movies? TMDP is a lovely movie to be seen on TV and plays quite frequently on MGM – even managed to catch a glimpse yesterday (the review is delayed significantly. I had seen it 10 days back :P). worth a dekko for this 6 on 10 movie.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3407191065/
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