Then She Found Me, Didn’t Meet The Expectations Despite Cast Line-Up

Said to be a labor of love for Helen Hunt, the film “Then She Found Me,” lacked the sparkle I needed for it to be a blockbuster hit. It was based on Elinor Lipman’s 1990 novel by the same name and Hunt attempts to tackle issues that are too complicated for a first time director.

As an adoptive mother myself, I found the movie to be trite and predictable. It was a little too focused on the surrounding issues rather than the real issue at hand, which was the introduction of Hunt’s character’s birth mother. This part was played by Bette Midler who just didn’t fit the role. There were many big name actors in “Then She Found Me” including Matthew Broderick and Colin Firth, so I had high hopes of a great movie.

The film is just glum, amateur and doesn’t have the glimmer of hope I wanted to see from a movie about adoption. There were occasional witty scenes and comedic lines, but the changes from the book seemed too calculated and were not welcomed from this viewer. For me it’s a pan, but judge it for yourself!

Written by Marcie, a full-time mom and wife, a part time writer, and a Chicago native. You can find Marcie at My Two Boys, A Child Chosen, Discussing Autism, and Chicago Moms Blog where she writes about adoption, special needs, and about living life in both worlds.