What a weak and helpless woman Jill was and the perfect victim to the psycho Mom. By the end of it, you wonder if she even has a will to live because she never even tries to fight back to this middle aged frumpy woman. Even with a broken leg she could've easily threw her down in a second...but she never tries. Ugh. Why are these characters always written to be so weak and so dumb?
31 Reviews
Frankly I cannot blame Sharon
haroot_azarian10 February 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I thought the movie was good. That ungrateful Amber bonding excessively with her future mother-in-law Jill was just damn awful. ok granted Sharon did have some psychological issues, like offing a dying old woman, but still a mother's sacrifice for her child should not be replied with the way Amber acted! And it is obvious everything she wanted for her wedding was decided by Jill. Again, I cannot blame Sharon for going off the rails!
Ho Hum Also released as ""Psycho Mother in Law"
tombarton-0931725 August 2019
A Canadian-produced re-visit to Whatever Happened to Baby Jane. Sort of. The "villain" is a widowed hospice nurse named Sharon who on the one hand kills her patients but on the other hand espouses Christian values-- i.e., concerned that her daughter gets married in a church by a pastor as opposed to a backyard ceremony conducted by a buddy with a minister's degree he got online. How unreasonable and square of her. She is also a little on the dumpy side and wears flower print blouses-- i.e a clue that.she is tacky lower middle class. There are several shots of a gold cross around Sharon's neck in case you miss the mocking slap at Christianity.
The "victim/heroine" is Jill, the groom's mother: a slim- bordering on anorexic -blond,agnostic "artistic"' type usually dressed in flowing black with perfect make-up, perfect hair and hip accessories. No father of the groom in evidence, with Jill explaining her son's presumably out-of- wedlock birth as the two of them being alone against the world from the beginning. As a rich, chic liberal, she presumably never bothered with a paternity document much less child support. Jill lives in an absurdly huge and stylized modern mansion--what Canadians in Montreal clearly believe rich Americans in Boston would live in--complete with a panelled glass waterfall. Jill also has a gallery partner named Evan. When the two of them get together they dish dirt like teen-aged school girls about Sharon..
Not surprisingly, Sharon and Jill don't get along, and without giving anything away, ultimately Jill (Joan Crawford) becomes dependent on Sharon (Bette Davis). No black maid murdered in this movie, but it's not hard to guess who will be filling in for Elvira. I can't recall what the betrothed couple even look like--they come across as complete zeros.
A few suspenseful scenes but over-all a shameless rip-off of "Baby Jane" with the most outrageous, unfair and hostile stereotypes of BOTH "religious" and "secular" characters I have ever seen on film.
"She's In a Better Place Now"
lavatch7 October 2019
Warning: Spoilers
"Psycho Mother-in-Law" (a.k.a., "Mad Mom") was an outrageous pairing of two mothers meeting for the first time on the occasion of the planning of their children's wedding. Amber is marrying Lucas, and the two moms could not be different in temperament. Amber's mom Sharon is a hospice nurse, and Lucas's mom Jill is art are dealer. The wild card in the equation is that the nurse is a psychopathic killer.
Most of the action takes place in the spectacular home of Jill, which is filled with priceless art works. But it becomes a scene of virtual carnage after Sharon takes Jill hostage and clearly intends to murder her. Motivated by the fear of losing the affection of her daughter to a surrogate mother, Sharon is unable to tolerate the loss of control and the slightest threat of being upstaged by Jill.
There was an over-the-top musical score of the film, which drew upon the violin sounds of the famous motif of Bernard Hermann in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho." The music was so excessive that it contributed to the dark humor that ran through the film. Still, there were stretches when the pacing of the film was slow and the action overly cruel.
At first glance, one would think that the focus of the film would be on Sharon as the female counterpart of Norman Bates. But it is the character of Jill that is the most intriguing. After welcoming Sharon into her home and her family, Jill is on the receiving end of Sharon's sadism. Her kindness and genuine love of her daughter-in-law to be, was contrasted by the brinksmanhip of Sharon, who likely killed Amber's father to avoid competition for the love of her daughter. Now, history would appear to repeat itself in the long torture session of Jill by Sharon.
In the film's opening scene, Sharon murdered one of her patients at the hospice, observing of her victim that "she is in a better place now." Under lock and key of the penitentiary by the end of the film, the same could now be said of Sharon herself.
Most of the action takes place in the spectacular home of Jill, which is filled with priceless art works. But it becomes a scene of virtual carnage after Sharon takes Jill hostage and clearly intends to murder her. Motivated by the fear of losing the affection of her daughter to a surrogate mother, Sharon is unable to tolerate the loss of control and the slightest threat of being upstaged by Jill.
There was an over-the-top musical score of the film, which drew upon the violin sounds of the famous motif of Bernard Hermann in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho." The music was so excessive that it contributed to the dark humor that ran through the film. Still, there were stretches when the pacing of the film was slow and the action overly cruel.
At first glance, one would think that the focus of the film would be on Sharon as the female counterpart of Norman Bates. But it is the character of Jill that is the most intriguing. After welcoming Sharon into her home and her family, Jill is on the receiving end of Sharon's sadism. Her kindness and genuine love of her daughter-in-law to be, was contrasted by the brinksmanhip of Sharon, who likely killed Amber's father to avoid competition for the love of her daughter. Now, history would appear to repeat itself in the long torture session of Jill by Sharon.
In the film's opening scene, Sharon murdered one of her patients at the hospice, observing of her victim that "she is in a better place now." Under lock and key of the penitentiary by the end of the film, the same could now be said of Sharon herself.
Good story and acting !
xvubojypasyhwurhxkedivvr9 June 2019
Worst movie I have seen in a while
simarazvan1 August 2019
Mommy knows her role...possessor
ckanadianckillercklownckollege2 May 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I enjoy Lifetime films as they are simple, basic, formulaic storytelling.
I like that they are not afraid to show inclusion and diversity through their choices of actors.
Most people watch movies to "escape from reality", others to see "their lives" on the big screen...this movie caters to both.
So what that the loving mom loves her daughter so much that she will do anything?
Poor movie with bad music
mtako-6904323 August 2019
Thoroughly enjoyable: a pinnacle of the Lifetime "so-bad-it's-good" collection
fewald13930 October 2019
Just so we're clear: I honestly, thoroughly love this movie. My best friend and I watch a ton of Lifetime movies because they're over-dramatic, absolutely ridiculous, and outrageously entertaining for those of us who like good cringe fests and so-bad-they're-good movies. The problem? Sometimes Lifetime tries too hard, and we get paltry efforts of making actual good movies (like their "based on a true story" attempts, which aren't any good for people like us looking for fun entertainment to laugh far too hard at while drinking ourselves senseless). Though Mad Mom might not go down in history with Lifetime cringe classics like Cyber Seduction: His Secret Life, it honestly should. It's less cringy than outright entertaining in an over-dramatic sense if you find the subject of jealous and insane mothers to be one of interest (hint: I do). On to the review.
Mad Mom takes the aforementioned simple subject of an insane mother and cranks it up to the extreme. Here's the story in a nutshell: a young woman, Amber, is getting married. She adores her soon-to-be mother-in-law, Jill, and considers her one of her greatest friends. The problem? Momma Bear Sharon has drastically different views from Jill on life, love, marriage, etc., and she's insanely jealous of her daughter's growing relationship with Jill and Jill's involvement in the wedding.
So what do we have? Hilarious shenanigans. Honestly, I haven't been so consistently entertained by a movie--ever. Have you ever read Reddit threads where people complain about their real life crazy parents and/or in-laws? How about where people tell stories of actual bridezillas or wedding shenanigans? Mad Mom takes almost every "don't" on the "Do's and Don'ts" list of family relationships and weddings and over-dramatizes it with zoom-in shots, middle aged mother angry "Karen" glares, and exceedingly threatening fallouts. Don't believe me? Watch the trailer (it's on YouTube). If you don't find the absolute ridiculousness of it all hilarious, I suggest checking your pulse.
What made this movie for me is Romy Rosemont's over-the-top performance as Sharon (the insane one). Without her "I need to speak to the manager" glares and efforts to be intimidating that instead make her look like a struggling fish out of water, this movie could have just been *actually* bad. Instead, it's glorious. Absolutely glorious. I could be biased--Romy's character here bears a striking resemblance to the mother figure from Liam Kyle Sullivan's comedic mid-2000s "Kelly" YouTube skits, but I could be dating myself with that reference. I digress.
Listen: this is the second time I've tried to leave a glowing review for this movie here (they never posted the first), and yet I sat down and took the time to write all this out AGAIN. I'm serious. This movie made me laugh more often and harder than any comedy of the last (let me check the dates)...twenty-five years. I have seriously tried to find this somewhere, anywhere, so I can show it to my husband next (who loves dramatic mother/mother-in-law stories for REASONS). I would SPEND MONEY to buy this movie. I could just hug it for being its sassy self.
...The reason I rated it a 8/10 rather than a 10/10, you ask? Meh...something about giving a perfect score to a so-bad-it's-good movie feels dishonest, particularly considering all the excess work that goes into actual films like There Will Be Blood. The one thing I will say is honestly quality about this movie is the editing: the zooms, quick-cuts to dramatic stares, and overly excited music up the comedic value. I highly, highly recommend Mad Mom to anyone looking for a laugh.
Mad Mom takes the aforementioned simple subject of an insane mother and cranks it up to the extreme. Here's the story in a nutshell: a young woman, Amber, is getting married. She adores her soon-to-be mother-in-law, Jill, and considers her one of her greatest friends. The problem? Momma Bear Sharon has drastically different views from Jill on life, love, marriage, etc., and she's insanely jealous of her daughter's growing relationship with Jill and Jill's involvement in the wedding.
So what do we have? Hilarious shenanigans. Honestly, I haven't been so consistently entertained by a movie--ever. Have you ever read Reddit threads where people complain about their real life crazy parents and/or in-laws? How about where people tell stories of actual bridezillas or wedding shenanigans? Mad Mom takes almost every "don't" on the "Do's and Don'ts" list of family relationships and weddings and over-dramatizes it with zoom-in shots, middle aged mother angry "Karen" glares, and exceedingly threatening fallouts. Don't believe me? Watch the trailer (it's on YouTube). If you don't find the absolute ridiculousness of it all hilarious, I suggest checking your pulse.
What made this movie for me is Romy Rosemont's over-the-top performance as Sharon (the insane one). Without her "I need to speak to the manager" glares and efforts to be intimidating that instead make her look like a struggling fish out of water, this movie could have just been *actually* bad. Instead, it's glorious. Absolutely glorious. I could be biased--Romy's character here bears a striking resemblance to the mother figure from Liam Kyle Sullivan's comedic mid-2000s "Kelly" YouTube skits, but I could be dating myself with that reference. I digress.
Listen: this is the second time I've tried to leave a glowing review for this movie here (they never posted the first), and yet I sat down and took the time to write all this out AGAIN. I'm serious. This movie made me laugh more often and harder than any comedy of the last (let me check the dates)...twenty-five years. I have seriously tried to find this somewhere, anywhere, so I can show it to my husband next (who loves dramatic mother/mother-in-law stories for REASONS). I would SPEND MONEY to buy this movie. I could just hug it for being its sassy self.
...The reason I rated it a 8/10 rather than a 10/10, you ask? Meh...something about giving a perfect score to a so-bad-it's-good movie feels dishonest, particularly considering all the excess work that goes into actual films like There Will Be Blood. The one thing I will say is honestly quality about this movie is the editing: the zooms, quick-cuts to dramatic stares, and overly excited music up the comedic value. I highly, highly recommend Mad Mom to anyone looking for a laugh.
Very nice comedy
brunovanael28 March 2021
No idea why imdb calls this a thriller, my TV said it's an action movie and some comments mentioned horror. This is clearly a comedy with a pretty good taste of dark humour. Well acted and a good script. Not a high budget Hollywood flick and the most obvious clue for this is the music score wich could do with taking down the bombastic drama level a notch or 10.
Glad for it to end
averagebear10 August 2019
Not worth it
Eriksen202015 August 2020
Stupid, stupid, stupid
hoops-534363 June 2021
Love LMN movies but just hit rock bottom. We thought we saw the worst movie ever last night when we watched."KIller Dream Home," but this one was just as bad. Terrible acting and a plot theme that was beyond ridiculous. Everyone in the cast deserves demotion.
Great movie with a few flaws
swannybabe2320 August 2019
LMFAO
milosavljeviccivan27 September 2019
What ever happened to Baby Jill
pumping_iron-14 December 2023
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This is a modern day Baby Jane movie. Honestly, at the beginning of the movie, with Jill overstepping her boundaries with Sharon's daughter and her son's wedding, I was on Sharon's side. I would've become Mama Bear to take back my daughter from Jill's grasp. Jill was really going a bit too far. But then Sharon went too far and became psycho mom. She went all the way psycho on Jill. I didn't really care that much for Jill, but she didn't deserve what she got. Although some of it was hilarious. Maybe Jill deserved a little of it.
The script was fine. The acting was good. The movie was sometimes boring to me. It dragged on a little too long. But the last ten minutes of the movie was horrifying and suspenseful and it got my full attention.
Sharon's daughter, Amber, didn't stand by her in the end. Guess her love for her mother wasn't that strong after all. I think she had already decided her mother wasn't good enough for her new family.
The script was fine. The acting was good. The movie was sometimes boring to me. It dragged on a little too long. But the last ten minutes of the movie was horrifying and suspenseful and it got my full attention.
Sharon's daughter, Amber, didn't stand by her in the end. Guess her love for her mother wasn't that strong after all. I think she had already decided her mother wasn't good enough for her new family.
What a stupid movie
vsoldano27 March 2020
Surprisingly good
johnjanis31 March 2020
Don't bother
nancylouisedavis-659-57899213 July 2020
Annoying music, AMAZING movie.... or wait 🤔
smutzy5 September 2020
I could act better
primeco25 April 2021
Campy caper
krains25 December 2019
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