Mostly Martha
Mostly Martha Image
See the trailer
Metascore
72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

Your Score
0 out of 10
Rate this:
  • Starring: Martina Gedeck, Maxime Foerste, Sergio Castellitto
  • Summary: Martha (Gedeck) is a head chef for an upscale restaurant who relies on her culinary skill as her primary means of communication. When her sister dies in a car accident, her orderly world falls apart as she has to care for her eight-year-old niece, a girl who proves as resolute and single-minded as her aunt. (Paramount Classics)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    90
    Extremely enjoyable, though a few degrees shy of perfection.
  2. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Corliss
    80
    Nettelbeck is a sharp observer of life's surprises, and Gedeck has an appraising, intelligent beauty. Her Martha is like the film: tart on the outside, sweet on the inside, with a delectable aftertaste.
  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: David Edelstein
    80
    The German reserve and Italian extroversion are in just the right balance. The movie exists on a tantalizing border -- and I don't mean Switzerland.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    The plot unfolds exactly as you expect, but Gedeck imbues Martha with a remarkably subtlety of spirit.

See all 28 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

Write a Review
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12

Trailers

Current Movie Releases

Full List »
  1. Before Midnight
    Metascore: 95
  2. Star Trek Into Darkness
    Metascore: 72
  3. This Is the End
    Metascore: 68
  4. Iron Man 3
    Metascore: 62
  5. Fast & Furious 6
    Metascore: 61
  6. Man of Steel
    Metascore: 55
  7. The Great Gatsby
    Metascore: 55
  8. Oblivion
    Metascore: 54
  9. Epic
    Metascore: 52
  10. Peeples
    Metascore: 52
  11. Now You See Me
    Metascore: 50
  12. Pain & Gain
    Metascore: 44
  13. The Internship
    Metascore: 43
  14. The Purge
    Metascore: 41
  15. After Earth
    Metascore: 33
  16. The Hangover Part III
    Metascore: 30
  17. The Big Wedding
    Metascore: 28
  18. Scary Movie 5
    Metascore: 11
All Current Movies »