It's been a while since the last time I saw a Brazilian picture, due to the bad experiences I had with them, in general, with too few exceptions. I'm familiarized with Paulo Gustavo's kind of humour, mainly if you consider that I've seen most "220 volts" episodes. Whether they admit it or not, "Minha Mãe é uma Peça: O Filme" feels like a huge episode of that show, with the movie's main star portraying his own mother in some supposedly fictional situations. Paulo Gustavo's acting in here is simply amazing, making it hard to remember that the mother portrayed in this was made by a MAN. He brought so much life to Dona Hermínia that it felt hard not to believe her and hard to not remember your own mother. There are some good situations that writers invented, like Juliano's sexuality throughout his life; even thought it was pretty evident he was a homosexual, his mother, when she could finally ask him if he was, stepped back. Also, the mom attempts on changing her children are very classic in mothers in general. However, as someone else has already said on IMDb, this isn't a comedy that will make a change in your life, but it's certainly an original work that will entertain you.
Review of My Mom Is a Character
