Better Late Then Never

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Not sure what the point of the show is but with uninteresting characters such as Rosie O'Donnel and bad writing this show is just terrible

This show both stands and falls by the fact that its lead wrote the script and it is based on their life experiences.On the one hand this makes it a well acted and introspective look at the life and struggles of a single mother, with some original takes on everyday situations and it certainly has a lot to say. On the other hand though there are some things that are a little too self-indulgent or one-sided, and while this may be an unpopular opinion, the perceivable age difference between the creator and the character is somewhat jarring. It comes across like the lead should be a woman in her early 20s, but instead of casting someone of the age appropriate to the story she is trying to tell, she instead cast herself, which may be more ego in this case than anything else. (It was the initial noticing of this that made me question if it was written by the actress in the first place, as the choice would seem strange for any other reason)Overall this is another example of good modern writing, giving a personal perspective that is interesting and generally entertaining. The show has a nice raw quality that is worth something, it's just possible that the creator should have taken herself out of the equation and cast a more fitting lead. (I'm the same age as the lead and if I was casting a young single father I would go for someone 10 years younger than myself, this isn't about gender, it's about accuracy)

I loved this series from beginning to end. Brilliant characterisation. Beautifully crafted human predicaments. All spun with lament and humour.

Absolutely awful! Why doesn't the lead character practice safer sex?!?! This is suppose to be an insightful, slightly honest, comedic view of the life of a single mom. Unfortunately, this is the typical stereotypical show and in this current climate of people actually using open dialogue to discuss race, sexual orientation, sex and gender; you would think a show like this would do much better. I find this to be tired and offers nothing new to the table and uses almost every stereotype. It's quite saddening that this show is about a single white woman with a biracial child. As well, the black friend is ghetto, overweight, and overly protective of the lead character. Perfect example : Her shoes and bag containing a newly bought ipad for her child that were stolen the night before by a group of teenagers. Next day she is with her black friend and the lead character enters the store alone to get food. She believes that she spots the thieves and asks if they were in the park last night. She then goes outside and tells her friend and the friend asks if she wants to beat them up and reminds her that they took her shoes. She declines and holds her friends hand to express that she doesnt want to do that. The black friend is perfectly portrayed as a ghetto violent black woman and this white woman who has had injustices done to her still won't resort to violence. But when the lead character is on her own she acts quite vile but next to a black woman she is a saint. Simply put, writers do better!