What a waste of my time!!!

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Blistering performances.

My wife and I watched this movie at home on DVD from our public library.I have always been a big Charlize Theron fan, ever since I first saw her in 1998's 'Mighty Joe Young'. She was a producer for this movie and, in the lead role, gained 50 pounds to make the character authentic. She is really great here in a difficult role.Here she is Marlo, she and her husband are also best friends, but as often happens he can't quite relate to her task of taking care of two young children, and on top of that she is very pregnant and about to deliver their new daughter.As we watched the story develop, and Marlo gets a night nurse, Tully, who comes in at bedtime and takes care of the baby, the story seems to be taking a very strange twist. At the height of that strangeness Tully talks Marlo into driving into New York City for drinks at night after the baby and her husband are asleep.When the story resolves itself completely it all makes sense, the overall thrust is how what we commonly know as postpartum depression can affect a busy mother. From the same writer that gave us "Juno" and "Young Adult."

The movie continually reminds Tully's otherworldly nature, all the time. No one else ever sees Tully, but then, in Tully's final act, things start to get weirder and weirder. Much of what does work is owed to Theron and Davis's stunning performances. Theron, in particular, is simply impressive, physically and acting wise also; as Tully enters her life and begins to help her out, Theron communicates the relief effortlessly. Davis, who long ago demonstrated her versatility in other projects (such as Halt, Catch Fire, Black Mirror and Always Shine) threads the needle on a character that should either be infuriating or preposterous (or both!), making Tully enchanting and mysterious. Overall the story works properly.

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

Tully (4 out of 5 stars).Tully is a comedy drama film that shows the raw concept of a relationship between a mother and their children. Tully is good. Charlize Theron gives one of the best performances. Of course, she gained weight for the role. Seeing her closing her eyes in a car while her child is screaming and kicking her seat. Like she is about to snap was incredible. The film is like a modern day Mary Poppins, were a night nanny comes and makes everything all better. The plot was good. Marlo (Charlize Theron) is a mother of two and pregnant with the third. Her son struggles with a development disorder were he has a mental breakdown when things do not go his way. Or is afraid to flush the public toilet cause it would make a loud noise. The school he goes too. The principle is trying to inform Marlo that they need to hire him an aid. Since the teacher cannot focus on just him when they have other kids to teach. And their daughter is a reasonable child that tries to help her mother. When Marlo has her baby. She barely has time for herself. She barely gets any sleep, tries to get chores, and take the kids to school and face against a meeting with the principle everytime. Her husband Drew (Ron Livingston) is busy with work and only shows up in the evening and than is busy playing video games. While her brother Craig (Mark Duplass) suggest they hire a night nanny. They hire Tully (Mackenzie Davis). A night nanny that does all the babysitting at night, she does the cleaning, and bakes desserts for the morning. Tully's plot is like one of those life lesson themes. Were Tully suggest that Marlo has it easy. She has the sameness which she takes for granted. While Marlo is missing her earlier years, were her body physique was thin, and she had plenty of energy. Seeing Tully and Marlo sharing their experiences and how one has it better was great. Tully is an interesting character. She has plenty of energy, open spirit perspective on life. Having newborns can be stressful on the parents. It is the most beautiful things in life with the babies growing every day and keeping you up all night. Charlize Theron was fantastic. Seeing her character being exhausted, trying to take care of her kids, and when she sits down at the dinner table. You can see that she is exhausted mentally and physically. Mackenzie Davis was great as Tully. She is like the modern day Mary Poppins. She is always cheery and energetic on life. She is the night nanny that every mother needs. Overall, Tully is a good comedy drama film. Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis are great. The plot and concept of the beauty aspect of mothers dealing with newborns and their kids can be raw. But its those small moments that every mother can cherish with the bond and their babies.