Oscar-winning Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody is back in form with a new film out starring Charlize Theron.
It's called Tully and it's the perfect film for Mother's Day.
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Theron is back with writing/directing duo Cody and Jason Reitman, and what a joyous trifecta of class storytelling they are.
Here Theron is Marlo, a middle class mum with two kids and another due any minute.
Her husband, Drew, is lovable, hard-working and mostly away with the fairies when it comes to truly understanding how his wife is coping - or not coping - especially when the third arrives.
As Marlo quietly descends into a sleepless hell, her wealthy brother, Craig, begs her to take up his generous offer of a night nanny.
When Tully knocks on Marlo's door late one night, this fabulous little film really gets cracking.
Tully is played by rising star Mackenzie Davis and the undeniable chemistry between her and Theron is joyous.
Cody's ability to articulate her own personal journey into motherhood translates so authentically between these two women, exploring the euphoria, the indignities, the judgment and the oftentimes confronting home truths of what it means to be a woman, mother or not.
Four-and-a-half stars.
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