A forgettable murder mystery that can't commit.
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Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank stars as Marissa Bennings, mother to the recently killed Michael and a journalist at the Times Union. This is now the second death Marissa has experienced in her family , and it slowly begins to take a toll on her work life and mental health. To cope, Marissa turns to alcohol while her other son Toby buries himself with work as a local cop ready to solve his brother’s murder.
The screenplay is also structured like a character study centered around new beginnings and our inclination to process grief by running from it altogether. With Marissa, she either buries herself in alcohol or turns a blind eye to things right in front of her. Luckily, and thanks to Paige’s ongoing side investigations, The Good Mother rises above some of the limitations of the murder mystery genre.
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