The Hollywood Reporter by Stephen Farber

Neither earth-shaking nor profound, but it has considerable charm, thanks to an appealing cast and some sharply witty observations about the pressures of child-rearing in Manhattan.

Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman

Parenthood seems only half aware of Eliza's REAL problem: that she thinks she's superior to the choices she's made.

Christian Science Monitor by Peter Rainer

Uma Thurman looks frumpy in Motherhood. This is the only pressing reason to see it.

Variety by Rob Nelson

Though pregnant with possibility, Motherhood fails to deliver.

USA Today by Claudia Puig

When it aims for humor, it feels overwrought and clichéd.

San Francisco Chronicle by Amy Biancolli

The movie's narrative tension hinges on, well, nothing.

Village Voice by Michelle Orange

Dieckmann nails the look of a certain niche of urban neo-middle-class living, but the film's hyper-earnest tone and reliance on "day-from-hell" New York clichés overwhelm those details.

NPR by Ella Taylor

Motherhood doesn't really need a recession to call attention to its flaws. The movie's a perfect dud on its own terms.

New York Post by Lou Lumenick

If Carrie Bradshaw ever trades her Manolos for sneakers and starts blogging about raising children, I pray she wouldn't be as tiresome as the heroine of Katherine Dieckmann's insufferable comedy Motherhood.

The New York Times by A.O. Scott

Has shockingly little to say.