IMDb plot summary: Moms' Night Out is a movie starring Sarah Drew, Sean Astin, and Patricia Heaton. Hardworking mom Allyson has a crazy night out with her friends, while their husbands watch their children.
Directed by Andrew and Jon Erwin. Starring Sara Drew, Sean Astin, Patricia Heaton, and Trace Adkins.
As far as Christian movies, this wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. It's got a reasonably likable protagonist and more than a few jokes that land -- not enough, but a few. For the most part, though, aside from our lead character, everyone else is seriously underdeveloped and the message gets mangled. Like, this woman goes on this crazy Hangover-esque-but-not-really adventure, and the takeaway is "I appreciate my kids now"? Because, what, it could be worse? I'm just not convinced that the experiences she had would lead to the epiphany she did. And the other two ladies had their own mini crises that barely got resolved. (Actually, Izzy's NEVER gets resolved.) It's a step in the right direction for Christian entertainment but it's still sloppy and doesn't know how to naturally tie in a meaning for the story.
2 stars.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Moms' Night Out < Julie & Julia
Moms' Night Out < Out of Time
Moms' Night Out > The Haunting (1963)
Moms' Night Out > Upstream Color
Moms' Night Out > Monster from the Ocean Floor
Moms' Night Out > Julia
Moms' Night Out > Sleeper
Moms' Night Out > After Hours
Moms' Night Out < Holiday Affair
Moms' Night Out < Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Moms' Night Out < Heat
Moms' Night Out > Scrooged
Final spot: #2122 out of 2816, which seems a bit unfairly low since I didn't think it was that bad. Ah well.
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