Honeymoon with Mom

I sat down in 2021 to watch the 2006 comedy titled "Honeymoon with Mom" for two reasons. First of all, it was a movie that I hadn't already seen, much less even ever heard of. And secondly, because it had Shelley Long on the cast list.

Granted, given the movie's title and synopsis, then I wasn't really expecting to be in for something grand here. But still, I opted to sit down and watch this comedy from writer Duane Poole and director Paul A. Kaufman.

Turned out, surprisingly enough, that "Honeymoon with Mom" was actually a rather enjoyable movie. Sure, the storyline was pretty straight forward, but it was actually a movie with heart and feeling. And thus, I have to admit that I ended up enjoying watching this movie.

Now, the movie is listed as being a comedy. Well, not overly sure about that, as the movie didn't really come off as being a comedy. A light comedy perhaps. But it is not the type of movie that will have you laughing. But it is more of a feel-good kind of movie.

The storyline along with some good performances by Shelley Long and Virginia Williams is the reason why this movie worked out so well.

I was genuinely entertained by "Honeymoon with Mom" and as such, my rating of this 2006 movie lands on a six out of ten stars. However, while it is a watchable movie and all, it is hardly a movie that warrants more than a single viewing.

What is this? Looked like a funny comedy to watch with my husband but it turned out to be a sick cringe worthy movie almost like insest. I couldnt even bare to watch more than 20 minutes of this sick film. I don't think I will ever look at my mother the same after watching this!

I liked this movie. It was a lower budget comedy with a meaningful storyline about a mother and 20's something daughter she had raised as a single mom going an "intended honeymoon" for the daughter, after the daughter's fiancée backs out of the wedding because he's a handsome, self centered type primarily concerned with #1. She was lucky in the end to find this out before starting a lot more pain filled marriage and future let downs.

Beautiful island scenery, meaningful dialog, other good characters developed. While daughter and mom repair decades of misunderstandings and some emotional hurts, mom gets a second shot at romance too.The daughter has a handsome young gentleman to preoccupy her while she clarifies her thinking and heals over the altar jilting. Happy ending back home stateside while daughter's love life has no resolution at the end, she is healed and ready for her next shot at a new relationship. I liked it!

I am quite surprised that this movie is rated so low. Yup, I agree this ain't a masterpiece, and none of the actors are snatching any prizes for the best performance in this or anything, but the somewhat stale at the beginning plot just grows on you so that you really start caring for the characters, get invested in their growth. At the core of the movie lies a story of daughter and mom finally bonding and mending their relationship which for a long time was broken due to truth being with hold. And the story of a young woman being stood up at the altar is just what kick starts the story, yet not the driving force of this movie in the very end. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, and if you like a good old drama with some romance thrown into it, you might enjoy this one too.

After being dumped at the altar a woman goes with her mom to an island resort for her honeymoon. There she gets over her heartbreak and mends her strained relationship with her mother.

Shelley Long is a cute comedienne and she makes it watchable. Sometimes the story is a bit cheesy but she's endearing. She has a believable romance with Jack Scalia.

It's a bit less cliched than Hallmark and the ending isn't that predictable.