简介：Kata(GabriellaHamori)onedaysimplyannouncestoherparentssheisnotgoingtomarrythemanshehasbeenlivingwith,Marci(FerencElek).Herparentsareshocked!Why?Howcanthisbe?Theshame!Katahasdecidedtogobackwithherex,Fonyo(FerencHujber).FonyoknowsKataislivingwithamanandKatafindsoutFonyohasagirlfriend.But,thatdoesn'tstopherfromtrying.Rightnowsheishappytobetheotherwoman. ThingsseemstogowellforKata,shereallyseemstolikeFonyountilhesendsherane-mailwhichMarcireads.Inthatsamedayshegetsfiredfromherjobfordestroyingthecompanycar.Whenyouplaywithfire,yougetburned! LonelyanddepressedKatahaslostallfeelingforlife.Shedecidessheneedstosearchformisterright.Oddly,weseeherspendmoretimetryingtofindamanthensay,oh,Idon'tknow,findingajob! RegardlessKataandherfriends;Lujzi(EszterOnodi)amarriedwomancheatingonherhusband,Pirkoviki(MelindaMajor)anothermarriedfriend,who,forwhateverreasons,isactuallyhappyabouthermarriedlifeandMarcsi(JudithSchell)asinglemother.ThesethreeladieswillattempttohelpKatafindthemanofherdreams. AndKatadoesmeetalotofmenalongtheway.ThereisPeter(ErvinNagy),David(HungarianheartthrobSandorCsanyi,whosurprisinglygetssecondbilling,itisasmallrole)andTamas(ZsoltLaszlo).Thingsdon'talwaysgoasplannedforpoorKata.Themenpickupherhopesandjustasfast,popthem.Butwhosefaultisitreally?IsitthemenorKata.Doesshesodesperatelywantarelationshipthatsherushesintothings? Muchofthismaysoundlikethemakingsofafunnyromanticcomedy.AndI'llgrantyouinthebeginningthemoviedoeshavesomefunnymoments.But"StopMomTheresa(AllitsatokmegTerezanyut)"isn'treallyafunnymovie.Ittriestocrosscomedyanddramabutthebalanceneverquiteworks.HowthiscouldhavebeenasmashcomedyinHungaryisbeyondme!WeHungariansusuallyhavesuchgoodtaste! Muchoftheproblemhastodowithasub-plotinvolvingKata'sbrotherMiki(ZsoltNagy).MikiusetohaveadrugproblemandKatafeelsitisherresponsibilitytomakesureMikihasquitthehabbitonceandforall.Butwhattheheckdoesastory-lineinvolvingdrugshaveanyrightdoinginacomedyaboutawoman'ssearchfortherightman?!DidthewriterthrowitintoshowusanothersideofKata.Wasitanattempttoshowussheisnotabadperson,despitethefactshewantedtocheatonherboyfriendandbrokeoffhermarriage?Isthatwhatthetitleisreferringtowhenby"mothertheresa"?ButKatadoesn'tputotherpeople'sfeelingsbeforeherown.Everythingisabouther.Hersearchforaman,hersearchforajob.Thebrotheristheonlyotherpersonshecaresabout.WeneverseeKataasapush-over.Thereforethetitlemadelittlesensetome. Buttheconstantshiftsbetweencomedyanddramasoonbecometoomuchforthedirectorandtheactors.GabriellaHamoriisawonderfultalent.Anabsolutedelighttowatchon-screen,butsadlysomuchiswastedinthisfilm.Therearesomecomparisonsto"BridgetJones'Diary"accordingtosome.Thatismisleading."Diary"wasactuallyafunnierfilm. TherewasaHungarianmovieIsawlastyearattheInternationalChicagoFilmFestivalcalled"Csakszexesmassemmi"itstarredtwoofthepeoplefromthismovie,JudithSchellandSandorCsanyi.THATwasafunny,warm,intelligentfilm.Itwaseverythingthismoviewantedtobe.Ittoowasaboutawomanwhogoesthroughabadbreak-upanddecidessheneedstofindmr.right.HopefullythatfilmwillfinddistributionandbereleasedinAmerica.Thatis"BridgetJones'Diary"inBudapest. FirsttimedirectorPeterBergendyhastalent.Ibetifgivenabetterscripthecouldmakeaverygoodromanticcomedy.Manyofthefilm'sfunnymomentsarevisualgags,soheclearlyhasagoodeyeandknowshowtoworkthecameraandwheretoplacehisactors.I'lllookforwardtohisnextfilm.Inthemeantime,heshouldlookoutforbetterscripts. Bottom-line:Acomedy/dramathatjustdoesn'tquiteworkaswellasitshouldhave.Thelaughscomefewandfarbetweenbuttheactors'spiritcarriesthefilm.Hamoriisajoytowatch!…