Too much of everything

Instant Favorite.

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Fixing a part is useless without treating the whole. Marlo, a mother of two with a baby on the way, hesitates to accept her rich brother's birthday gift of a "night nanny." However, considering how overwhelmed she is with work, a challenging son and a virtually absent husband, Marlo soon swallows her pride and accepts her brother's offer. Marlo is happy she did. Tully, the nanny, is wonderful and everything her brother promised. Tully is caring, intuitive, thoughtful and helpful in ways Marlo never imagined. An unusual wave of calm and happiness washes over Marlo's household. Marlo finely has time to treat herself better, and to improve her life and relationships. But Tully has some issues of her own.Tully is a charming and insightful film about finding fun in everyday things, being full of wonder and open to new opportunities, and more. The story did not unwind as I expected, and is full of delightful twists and turns. Women are much more likely to guess the ending than men. Charlize Theron (Marlo) and Mackenzie Davis (Tully) are perfect for their roles. Great casting and acting, especially Charlize. There truly is no end to creativity!

I hope Charlize wins the Oscar as it would be well deserved. Great story

In the bonus segment of the DVD of "Tully," the director described the film's theme as turning the page of life and saying "good-bye to your youth." The clear implication was that for the protagonist named Marlo Moreau, having babies and raising a family is synonymous with giving up one's ideals, goals, and dreams. This strange concept was borne out in the film with so much time spent in the mundane details of parenthood, including long scenes dealing with breast-pumping and breastfeeding, sleepless nights, fighting traffic with a screaming kid in the car, dealing with the school principal, and other issues that every parent has to face.After discussing the grim realities of child rearing, the film artists in the special features section of the DVD praised one another for how brilliant they were as actors, screenwriter, and director. But the proof of the brilliance is in the final product, and "Tully" turned out to be a dud.The main problem was in the title character of Tully herself, a "night nanny" who is brought in as a relief pitcher to assist the beleaguered mother Marlo, who has just delivered her third child. After child #2, Marlo had major coping problems, and it turned out that the kid Jonah was "quirky," leading to his dismissal from school and a lot of denial on the part of the parents.Marlo seems to lack patience with everyone and is "tired" all the time. The visual image that recurs in the film is of Marlo drowning. To get Marlo some much needed rest, she and her husband decide to bring on the night nanny. A crucial reference early in the film is to Brooklyn where Marlo grew up in the Bushwick neighborhood. Eventually, she will pay a visit to her old stomping grounds, get drunk on "neat" bourbons, steal a bicycle, take a walk down memory lane, and make the stupid decision of trying to drive home. The puzzling figure in the film is Tully. As a paid helper, Tully provides far greater "services" to both parents than merely looking after their kid. Eventually, the filmmakers play a trick on the audience with the character Tully. SPOILER ALERT: It turns out that Marlo's maiden name was Tully, and the Tully character is a mirror image (or fantasy) of Marlo's lost youth. But was there really a night nanny in the home? Did Tully appear only in Marlo's imagination? Or was there an actual nanny that became distorted in Marlo's mind as her youthful döppelganger? This narrative made no sense because the husband knew about the night nanny and acknowledged her presence. Clearly, the filmmakers were shamelessly manipulating the viewers without ever providing closure on the plot trick.Early in the film, there was an offhand reference by Marlo that her life seemed like a Lifetime movie. But it turned out that was precisely what this film was all about as a big-budget Lifetime-style film, leading the audience astray to be bushwacked in Bushwick.

I'm not saying I didn't thoroughly enjoy this movie, but it's been done. This was almost to a T the same idea as Fight Club. And how the principal of a school can call a clearly autistic child "quirky" is beyond me. Great performances. Not so great plot.