Helen Harris has a glamorous, big-city life working for one of New York's hottest modeling agencies. But suddenly her free-spirited life gets turned upside down when she must chose between the life she's always loved, and the new loves of her life!
There's no real conflict, and the screenplay sometimes approaches idiocy.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
28 May 2004
rotten:
Even those who seek the undemanding entertainment of life troubles being bravely dealt with might end up wishing they were given more than just sitcom resolutions.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
28 May 2004
rotten:
Almost nothing about Raising Helen rings very true, other than the camera's crush on Kate Hudson.
– Mike Clark,
USA Today,
28 May 2004
rotten:
This ode to the most stifling aspects of family and motherhood make you feel like the hicks have all uprooted themselves and moved into the front office at Touchstone.
– Charles Taylor,
Salon.com,
29 May 2004
rotten:
[Garry Marshall] piles on the cornball touches with the sledgehammer effect of a bad sitcom director.