Towheads

Name: Towheads
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Family
Released: January 23, 2014
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 56

2014

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| Release Date: January 23, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: Penelope, an adventurous and bold mother of two, struggles to strike the right balance between her artistic aspirations and motherly responsibilities in this playful look at modern-day motherhood and the difficulties families face everyday.

Director: Shannon Plumb

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Family

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 85 min

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IndieWire Eric Kohn

Jan 19, 2014

In Towheads, every comic bit is weighted with an awkward blend of sadness and irreverent humor. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

Jan 19, 2014

Works better as a series of well-conceived, impeccably timed and executed physical gags, with light dustings of pathos, than as the story of a woman sacrificing her artistic identity on the altar of motherhood. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jan 26, 2014

The film comes off as more of a succession of self-contained comedic vignettes than as an incisive portrait of a woman vainly trying to have it all. But Plumb’s plucky, eccentric character is so winning that you find yourself rooting for her nonetheless. Read full review

Miriam Bale

Jan 22, 2014

The movie is a watchable collection of images that never quite come together. Read full review

Andrew Schenker

Jan 19, 2014

There's but one sequence in the entire movie that offers even the slightest bit of filmmaking verve, and even this speaks to the project's essential myopia. Read full review

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