Helicopter Mom (2015)

One of my all time favorites.

Good movie but grossly overrated

Don't listen to the negative reviews

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

The premise for the movie had potential, but it was ruined by overkill.There's not too much originality in exploring the antics of an intrusive, micro-managing mother and her long-suffering off-spring, but to be effectively done, some subtlety and realistic reactions need to be present.In this film, the mother goes beyond meddling and goes well into the realm of obnoxious smothering and the character's efforts to appear to be a free spirit dedicated to protecting her son engenders no sympathy for supposedly well-meaning intentions.Even more difficult to believe is that her son bears all of this with amazing equanimity rather than resorting to suicide and/or matricide and that the other students at his school seem to barely notice the mother's constant manipulative presence. There are a few worthwhile scenes where the son attempts to resolve his confused take on his own sexual orientation with his long absent father ... despite the fact that his mother has outed him as gay to everyone because it suits her plans to finance his college education, but for the most part the film is more excruciatingly annoying & cringe-worthy than humorous or moving.

There are so many really good one liners in this movie that made me lol. I really liked the l parts with the penguin that his mom is trying to give him.They say write what you know. I feel bad for this writer's childhood, must have been so difficult if his mom was anything like this.The actors were all so good and real. I thought they were totally genuine and I believed all of them, especially Jason Dooley and Skyler Samuels. They are so cute together. This was just a really good story. Don't listen to all the haters. Just watch it and decide for yourself.

This movie has little plot and zombie-like "acting" which puts the deep freeze on anything you might want to get out of the film. Aside from Ms. Vardalos, there's a reason the rest of the cast is made up of unknowns and little known bit players. Ms. Vardalos is astonishingly horrible in this and quickly making herself even less relevant than she's already become by being in amateur movies like Helicopter Mom.There are zero redeeming qualities about this movie and everything from the cinematography to the wardrobe makes it look like a bad student film.The only thing that's funny about this film is that apparently the sales company, distributor, production company, producer and/or director are posting bogus positive user reviews to try and trick people into watching this thing. 99% of the people see right through it which makes the losers behind this movie even more pathetic than they already are for putting out a trashy movie like this. The very few critic's who even bothered reviewing this movie unanimously panned it.Even if you can download this thing for free off the internet, your time is worth far more than subjecting yourself to 80 minutes of stupidity.

I really loved this sweet little film. I've been a big fan of Nia Vardalos ever since "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," and I found her performance in this movie equally as charming and fun. Vardalos is so different from most modern movie stars. She really represents a honest and unvarnished American woman, and I always find her refreshing to watch. She's a talented comedian- able to be both funny and earnest at the same time. The relationship between mother and son in this film was heartwarming and real; you really see a mother struggling to do everything possible to help her child succeed- even if she sometimes makes mistakes. That's something that every mother can identify with! And on top of all of this I'm really glad that we can have a family comedy in 2015 that champions gay acceptance...with a twist ;) Bravo Nia! I'm a big fan!