kathrynradmall Review of My Mother's Future Husband

My Mother's Future Husband (2014 TV Movie)

A cute and entertaining comedy-drama

[8/10 · 29 October 2020]

Rene and Headly Henderson are a close mother and daughter combo, but you can have too much of a good thing, so Headly resolves to find her widowed mother a boyfriend by summer rather than risk finding Rene stowed away in her suitcase when she leaves for college. Following a disastrous blind date and a failed attempt to upload Rene's profile to an online dating site, Headly decides to source potential suitors in the local park. It could be argued that accosting random chaps as a way of netting a life partner for one's mother is a tad unorthodox. Nevertheless, Eric, Scott and Andrew accept the old 'it's for a school project' line at face value and cheerfully supply their personal details. Rene is similarly persuaded and her video interview is forwarded to the chosen men. Instructed to visit the bistro where Headly's mother works, Bachelors One and Two make their pitch to a mystified and unimpressed Rene. Fortunately, two Mr Wrongs do make a right and Andrew, wisely arriving with his young son, Connor, as wingman, is found, like baby bear's porridge, to be 'just right'. Very right, in fact. So a date is made and it's all systems 'go'. Meanwhile, Headly has followers of her own; Bodie Miller, star football player, attracting much female attention and Willis; computer geek and long-time torch carrier. Headly is flattered by the one and completely oblivious to the other. As ever, the course of true love hasn't grasped the concept of 'running smooth' and a combination of cold feet, burned fingers and bruised hearts sees the lovers retiring from the field of play. If every Jack is to have their Jill by prom night, it'll take apologies, revelations and declarations of undying devotion to set things straight. Matreya Fedor is lovely as the enthusiastic matchmaker, Headly, while Lea Thompson strikes the perfect balance as Rene, a woman ready to embrace the future while continuing to respect her past. Ben Wilkinson and Lochlyn Munro play the also-ran bachelors and Sebastian Spence ably rounds out the trio as sweet and sensitive Dad, Andrew.