Review of The Other Woman

Jill Eikenberry was great in this, as was Laura Leighton, and it was a touching story, and I loved that they didn't make this out as 2 women where one is the obvious "good" one vs the obvious "bad" one. Props to the writers. And the kids I thought did a good acting job too. However thanks to Lifetime channel's constant stream of ads flying across the screen while the movie was playing, sometimes at the most touching and crucial moments, it was all but ruined. Also the directing was often poor....for example when she tells her dad she has cancer, the camera is so far away you can't even see their faces, and they don't even hug. ??? They totally blew what should have been a very touching moment. Finally the end seemed just sort of thrown together at the last minute, was rushed way too much, and the final scene of the dad standing there looking like he was constipated or something (again the camera WAY too far away) was just odd. Anyway despite all that it was still worth watching - I just suggest finding it on rental if possible, or on a channel where they don't do the stupid ads across the screen (if that even exists anymore!).