Tully (2018)

The movie is OK but could've been better if it wasn't just saying how terrible her life is because his husband is a jerk that doesn't help her at all, with the house nor the kids. Maternity is hard and a challenge by it self. Several situations on this movie are true with a supporting husband too, there was no need to add a dumb husband spouse to it.

Craig (Mark Duplas) wants to make a gift of a Night- Nanny to his sister, Marlo (Charlize Theron), since she just had another baby, Mia. Marlo has two other children Jonah (Asher Miles) and Sarah (Lia Frankland). And Jonah is a handful to deal with. They call him Quirky, but I thought the word was autistic but that word was never mentioned. The Night-Nanny, Tully (McKenzie Davis) shows up and works for a while until she says she can no longer work for Marlo because she isn't needed anymore: she "bridged a gap" and Marlo can do things herself. This upsets Marlo and she crashes her car into the water. This will give many who don't really know about motherhood some insight when a new baby comes on the scene. We will get a real look at what motherhood is all about with the stresses that come with it, and a lot of it isn't pretty; but to be fair we also see the joys of motherhood too. However, having said all that: motherhood is still a mystery to many of us regarding how things got done that we really weren't aware of. (Hear! Hear!)We see Tully take care of everything, the house, the baby and Marlo too. The funniest scene was when a teacher in Jonah's school calms Jonah down by pretending he's a tree and gets Jonah to do the same and he does. The kicker is when the leaves are blown by the wind and the teacher goes all animated. Very funny. I especially liked the way Tully and Marlo bantered about a lot of things. The voices were quiet, informative, casual and very honest. Very good chemistry here and the pacing was just right. Ah, you always ask about a twist. Yes, there is one, but you may miss it and looking back on it, I really thought they would have let the cat out of the bag in a different way. The way they did it was not too subtle, and if you really pay attention, you'll get it. I read that Charlize Theron gained 50-pounds for this role, and it really looked good on this very beautiful actress. She is also the Executive producer in this. I wouldn't be surprised if Charlize Theron got an Oscar for her performance as it was perfect. (9/10)Violence: Yes, the car crashing into the water. Sex: No. Nudity: Brief, breast feeding. Humor: Yes, quite funny dialogues at times. Language: Yes, lots of it. Rating: A

Marlo (Charlize Theron) is very pregnant. Her husband Drew (Ron Livingston) spends his spare time playing video games. Her son's tantrums are causing problems at school and they demand she hire an aide for him. After the birth, she is overwhelmed by the new baby. Her wealthy brother Craig (Mark Duplass) casually suggests a night nanny ignoring the costs. The arrival of Tully (Mackenzie Davis) is a salvation and they slowly become more than friends.Charlize is stripped of her Hollywood super gorgeous idolatry. She's great. I wasn't sure with the addition of Tully. It takes one particularly strange turn before it goes full crazy and I bought into it. The reveal is a little muddled and I would subtract Drew's comment about having a night nanny at the hospital. That little comment causes some issues. I'd revise it in a specific way. No matter what, that's a minor bump in an otherwise terrific movie.

TullyThe best thing about having a nanny is they get all the flak from the mommy shamers at the playground.Mind you, the mommy in this dramedy would just be happy with some shuteye.A middle-age mother of two, Marlo (Charlize Theron), is straddled with an unplanned pregnancy and an inattentive husband (Ron Livingston). Unable to cope with the lack of sleep, Marlo hires a young night nanny, Tully (Mackenzie Davis), to tend to her babe while she rests. Auspiciously, Marlo and Tully share similar viewpoints which help Marlo get through her post-partum slump. But Tully is not exactly who she seems.Saved by an out of left field third act, this honest but sluggish portrayal of modern motherhood and marriage has its merits beyond the strong acting and twist-ending, but they're mostly all depressing.And, as with every nanny, you'll eventually have to fight them for your child's love. Yellow Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca