It is worth watching "Mommy's Secret" (a.k.a., "My Mom Robs Banks") for the disguise used by soccer mom Anne Harding when she is robbing banks. If ever one wanted to call attention to oneself, it would be in her fake goatee, trench coat, and ski cap. And her getaway vehicle of choice for the robberies: her son's bicycle! To put it mildly, Anne must have had a lot of luck in her heists, based upon her attire and planning.
The filmmakers devised a clever scenario about the desperate widow Anne robbing banks in order to pay off her wayward son Kyle's gambling debts. Anne works closely with the sleazy underworld figure Quinlan, who would appear to have a romantic interest in Anne. Clearly, Quinlan is leveraging Kyle's bad luck at gambling to his own advantage in co-opting Anne into robbing the banks.
The most interesting character in the film is Anne's daughter Denise. A star soccer player of the Brookwood High School Bobcats, Denise is in position to win a college scholarship. She is also savvy enough to recognize that her mom is up to some shady activity. Some of the best scenes are when the wily Denise is relentlessly questioning her mother, and Anne has to tell a truckload of lies to placate the curious daughter.
The filmmakers inserted a deeper layer to heists that is revealed towards the end. The rug is pulled out from the audience, and new light is shed on the adventuresome life of a thief. Soccer mom by night and bank robber by day, Anne demonstrates that love of a mother for her children would appear to be boundless based on the nonchalant manner and the disguise of the century of Anne Harding.
The filmmakers devised a clever scenario about the desperate widow Anne robbing banks in order to pay off her wayward son Kyle's gambling debts. Anne works closely with the sleazy underworld figure Quinlan, who would appear to have a romantic interest in Anne. Clearly, Quinlan is leveraging Kyle's bad luck at gambling to his own advantage in co-opting Anne into robbing the banks.
The most interesting character in the film is Anne's daughter Denise. A star soccer player of the Brookwood High School Bobcats, Denise is in position to win a college scholarship. She is also savvy enough to recognize that her mom is up to some shady activity. Some of the best scenes are when the wily Denise is relentlessly questioning her mother, and Anne has to tell a truckload of lies to placate the curious daughter.
The filmmakers inserted a deeper layer to heists that is revealed towards the end. The rug is pulled out from the audience, and new light is shed on the adventuresome life of a thief. Soccer mom by night and bank robber by day, Anne demonstrates that love of a mother for her children would appear to be boundless based on the nonchalant manner and the disguise of the century of Anne Harding.