Party Mom (2018) Reviews

• Plotholes big enough to drive a 30-minute episode of "ALF" through

  MyFriendsCallMeDirt2018-09-19

  Krista Allen is fantastic as the "party mom", but it's not enough to save this one. The story idea was really good, but the presentation was not. The whole thing seems too hastily put together, and there are a few plotholes big enough to drive a 30 minute episode of ALF through. Some key parts of the cast seemed pretty much asleep. My standards for made-for-TV fare aren't that high, and this one still doesn't make the cut. 2/10

• Had Potential But Very Disappointing

  gerard-457972018-07-07

  I thought this movie would be about the slow downfall of the "Party Mom", but instead they didn't develop her character at all and never explained why she became the way she was and rushed right to it.. They pretty much just jumped right into her having a party where some kid almost drowns and then right to the next party where 3 people die in a drunken driving incident after leaving. Then a quickie trial where she's found not guilty, then the murder of her daughter as retribution and her attack on the guy's wife she thought did it. What a complete mess. The premise was interesting and if they just focused on her gradual dissent into alcoholism with it all coming apart at the end when her irresponsible actions result in a single tragic ending, much like the wonderful 1974 TV movie "The Morning After" with Dick Van Dyke, it could have been a very good film. But alas, I forgot that this was a Lifetime movie where clichés abound, the focus is on sensational shock value, and the endings are almost always nonsensical.

• This would never fly in real life!!!

  rayray-590272018-10-29

  Ok, so I only gave it 5 stars because of the ending. I wasn't expecting it at all. Anyway, I'm so confused.... so if the kids weren't drinking her alcohol, I promise they would have brought their own. Or just drank at another party. It was also the teenagers choice to drive. That whole court scene would NEVER happen. She would NEVER be sitting between two men. There would be a lawyer present somewhere and the victim trying to determine bail. No. I actually laughed out loud when the mother said to the judge "she's just going to give alcohol to minors again, she's a danger to our community!" The acting was awful. Especially Brittany's mother and sister. Watch it for the ending!!

• Krista Allen is amazing

  phd_travel2018-06-11

  This is better than the title would suggest. It's more than just a warning about drunk driving and teen partying. The title character is very convincingly played by the beautiful Krista Allen who does the irresponsible mom perfectly. Watch this.