Movie Review: Then She Found Me

Huge changes confound this woman who also must contend with problems on the home front and the appearance of a person from her past. Singer extraordinaire Bette Midler (The Rose) resurfaces in full bloom as Bernice Graves, somewhat of a mystery woman to April who by this time seems on the edge of calamity.

Men (or the lack thereof) figure prominently in April’s life as her husband lacks the (um) ability to give her what she wants. Into the convoluted mess comes Frank, a British gent with “baggage” of his own. Threesomes are supposed to be fun but here the “trio” aspect doesn’t really relate so much to sex as it does to emotion as every character here seems headed on a collision course.

Folks who like relationship movies may find Then She Found Me intriguing. Cudos to Helen Hunt for directing, producing and starring in this little effort which women in particular will be able to relate to.

Both Matthew Broderick (The Producers) and Colin Firth (Bridget Jones’s Diary) are ripe for the picking as men of the hour with Trudy Cohen (Munich) effective as Helen’s onscreen mom. Nice use of Jewish rituals further flesh out the characters here which also includes a nice bit from Ben Shenkman (Roger Dodger) as April’s sounding board mom.

Keen observers here will also notice a very famous figure in a small part. Then She Found Me does a good job exploring the problems of aging as well as delving into your past. Hunt in particular is quite good here.

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