Movie
I Don't Know How She Does It was a complete delight. It was funny, the cast was fantastic and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Any working mom will completely relate to this movie. As many women have found out by now, working moms can not have it all without sacrifice and compromise. Yet maybe we can change our priorities.
One caveat for other potential audience members. Fathers will love this movie also. There were a few young women in the audience who had not had children yet and they said the movie scared them from doing so. (This might actually be a good movie to take your teenage daughter to). The film also somewhat makes fun of stay-at-home moms, but its all in fun, and the mom in the movie is an extreme case.
Cast
I Don't Know How She Does It co-stars Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Busy Philipps, Olivia Munn, Christina Hendricks, Kelsey Grammar and Seth Meyers. They were all perfect for their roles, but I must say that every word out of Olivia Munn's mouth was hysterical. She was definitely one of the highlights in an already very funny movie.
Discussion
After the movie, Denise Albert and Melissa Gerstein of Moms & The City led a discussion with Sarah Jessica Parker and Allison Pearson, author of the novel, I Don't Know How She Does It, on parenting, working and all the issues in the movie. The audience participated also. Sarah realizes that she has it easier than many because she is lucky enough to have a nanny. However she deals with the issue of guilt about not always being there just as all working moms do.
Sarah Jessica Parker
This is the second time that I've seen Sarah Jessica Parker speak, the other time was at a NY Times Talk event. I have to say that she is the nicest, most down-to-earth celebrity that you can imagine. You can tell that it is not an act.
Go see I Don't Know How She Does It, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, opening tomorrow, Friday, September 16, 2011. Then, please come back and let us know what you thought of the movie.
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