Then She Found Me (2007)

Helen Hunt’s directorial debut was, well, okay, not great though. In a nutshell the plot is about April’s (Helen Hunt) life falling apart, with a quick succession of personal crises.

Hunt as April looked quite unhealthy to me…. Or was that the idea? To make her look like a tired, worn out woman going through a midlife crisis? If so, she succeeded.

But I was drawn to her story personally as I could relate to the desire to get pregnant and the difficulties associated with it. I was fortunate however (2 times blessed), and she was not. But don’t worry there is actually a happy ending to this film.

I’m having a hard time describing this film. I liked it but didn’t like it at the same time. The main character was somewhat flat, harsh even. Not very likeable in many ways. But still interesting to watch. Hunt was able to carry it off somehow. In general, I’m not a huge fan of her (can’t stand the TV show she did for years, what’s it called again? Mad About You, I think?) but I liked her here for some reason.

Anyway, I give this a 7 out of 10. Feeling generous since we didn’t get bored watching it.