A Mother's Love

     As the title suggests, A Mother's Love is a black independent film about a a family thrown into chaos due to a mother's quest for success. Regina (Rolanda Watts) is a successful business woman working for a California based magazine. Mother to two children, Regina has lost sight what is really important in her life in her pursuit of financial success. Her daughter Monica (Salina Duplessis) attended art school only to be dragged into a world of drug addiction and is struggling for help. Having no one to turn to, Monica goes to her father Marcus (Julian Starks) for help. Marcus is struggling with Regina's decision to leave him and cut him out of her life. This all happens while the grandmother Georgia (Amentha Dymally) is forced to watch in prayerful silence.
     A Mother's Love is a heartfelt story of how perseverance, prayer, and love will see a family through any trial. It's rare to find a family friendly film that manages to show how important it is to be honest and supportive in both business and family matters. However delightful the content may be, it is important to keep in mind that films like this one are aimed at a very specific demographic. One issue with small budget films is that one cannot expect the same visual or editing qualities that are synonymous with most Hollywood films. When viewing A Mother's Love you have appreciate the values behind the movie and not the execution. Yes the writing could have been better, and yes the editing could have been smoother, but as long as you are a fan of Tyler Perry films or other ethnocentric cinema, A Mother's Love will be right up your alley.

Rating: 3 (Maximum of 5) - A Mother's Love is heartfelt and touching, but would have been more effective with a bigger budget, a bigger studio, and better screenwriters.