Raising Helen

2004 "Her uptown life gets turned inside out!"
6| 1h59m| PG-13| en
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Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must chose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!

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GamerTab That was an excellent one.
TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
moviefanxoxo This Film is the best film Ever! If you haven't seen it yet I strongly suggest you watch it, as soon as possible. Kate Hudson Is the best actress, She never fails to impress me on any of her movies and this is just Wow. I love how no matter what character she is playing she can just hook you to the screen and make you just fall in love with her. Her acting in this film is just amazing, impressive and funny. It had me in tears, then laughing hysterically, to oahing and aahing when she fell in love it was just unbelievable. So watch it, If your a Kate Hudson fan or a fan of family comedy's/tear jerker's/heartfelt then you will fall in love with this film and all of the characters!
trh-50-533893 Kept waiting,and waiting, and waiting but hit the eject after 40 min.of increasing boredom. I love kids and families, not to mention beautiful young women, but this was dumber than Dumb and Dumber. Helen Mirren was super (when has she ever been otherwise). Boggled by those who found the acting and writing wonderful. Both seemed just terrible to me. Sad, because the story had such potential. I guess I needed the rest of the film. I found it totally unbelievable that Helen (the char.) had a successful career but was otherwise such a ditz. It's not like she was a model, she was a fashion executive, fer cryin' out loud, but couldn't remember lunch?
tedg Three sisters, played by two real actresses and one Hollywood daughter. One dies, one is overly stuffy and the third — who inherits the children — has the Devil-in-Prada life. Its the third sister the movie focuses on, but its Joan Cusack that steals this. She's the "unfun" sister.Joan acts with her face to an extent that with anyone else, Jim Carey for instance, would only be comical. But she makes it real, as if she is a real character with someone inside pulling strings violently. But she shows us on the side that she (the actress) really does have this all under control. We don't have many actresses that can underdo overdoing it and make it work without having the whole project be invented around her.She's really wonderful. I'm trying to find the film she wrote: "The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez."As for the movie: brand name fast food.Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.
mattkratz This was a really funny and inspiring movie starring Kate Hudson. In the movie, she plays Helen, a swinging, carefree spirit who works for a modeling agency. She is really enjoying her lifestyle when her sister and sister's husband are killed in a car accident, and Helen is given custody of their children over their other, more responsible sister. (Joan Cusack) Complications ensue as Helen has to make adjustments to her lifestyle as she tries to juggle it with her newly-found responsibilities. Along the way, she finds romance with a priest who works as a teacher at a school where she enrolls the kids.Overall, I thought this was a funny movie, even though it was a tad bit formulaic. (but then again, what movie isn't?) I enjoyed it when I saw it, and you might like it too. I loved the scene when they shopped for a new turtle. Kate Hudson was perfect in the lead role, and I thought the movie was well cast. I recommend this if you like comedies and Kate Hudson.*** out of ****