I wanted to enjoy this so much, southern, fiesty, unhappily married woman whos son dies. He has a failing drag club which is left to her. Against husbands wishes she travels to San Francisco to his funeral. Due to his lifestyle choice he is estranged from family, especially father who is not happy about mum going there. Anywho basically she turns the club around, finds love and a drag queen family. There are certain good parts Lucy Lu, the 3 main drag queens and Jackie Weaver but it does feel like a vehicle for her and as great an actress as she is she is too old to be the mother and to be perfectly honest I thought her husband was her other son certainly not her husband. It was pleasant and I really was rooting for it but it was like a tick list on how to make a successful film. Very contrived.
Review of Stage Mother
