Then She Found Me

April (played by Helen Hunt) is a late 30s recently married (to Matthew Broderick) Jewish woman desperate for children before it's too late, and adopted. Her adoptive mother dies and suddenly there appears Bette Midler (in a remarkable role, remarkably played) - her natural mother. Matthew Broderick decides he isn't grown up enough for marriage and leaves her - but

not before he impregnates April - although neither know it. Teacher April falls for Colin Firth (whose wife has abandoned him & their children), the father of two of her very young pupils. This isn't your average love story, nothing is straightforward, and Bette Midler (once a poor unmarried mother/waitress) now morning cable TV chat show hostess, plays the loud, over the top, brash, feisty part for all its worth - but with sensitivity and wit. I was impressed by this film. It could have been mawkish and truly obnoxious, but instead it was played by all actors as a thoughtful drama with humour and a punch too. Rating: 8/10