Mama Weed is a breezy little dark comedy that you keep wishing would give you that little bit extra, but Huppert fans will likely find the time plenty worth it as she’s clearly having a ball.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 22, 2022

It’s directed by French filmmaker Jean-Paul Salomé who clearly understands what he has in Huppert. He leans on the veteran actress and wisely lets her carry the bulk of load.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 17, 2022

Isabelle Huppert is superb. However, this light comedy explores so many themes without fully committing to any of them. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 9, 2021

A well-turned, whip-smart crime comedy with the provocative, insouciant Isabelle Huppert in her usual terrific form as another character who may not always be easy to like

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 5, 2021

Mama Weed is a trifling gloss on serious issues, but it's also about a woman and a civilization, both trying to come to terms with themselves.

| Jul 30, 2021

The movie's dark comedic spin and Isabelle Huppert's captivating performance make the hard-to-believe and absurdist elements of the plot easier to enjoy ... [Her] performance is worth watching in this unconventional crime caper.

| Jul 26, 2021

It's a terrific performance in a film that swings gracefully between drama and kinetic farce

| Jul 23, 2021

A dry sense of humour livens up this French crime comedy, which hones in on its lively characters rather than the details the thriller plot.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 22, 2021

That's the magic of Huppert... her whirling, anxious performance is the main reason to see this picture.

| Jul 22, 2021

Huppert's La Daronne floats above the everyday hustle and bustle, impervious to hostilities and looking like a million Euros.

| Jul 21, 2021

As Huppert's career choices go, "Mama Weed" serves as a perfectly satisfying amuse-bouche before she dives back into the meatier stuff.

| Jul 19, 2021

Mama Weed is exactly what you think a film called Mama Weed would be: funny, frenetic, and a bit problematic.

| Jul 19, 2021

Think Showtime's 'Weeds'. Seems to think it's a lot funnier than it actually is--and the racial politics of it are queasy. The great Isabelle Huppert carries one through it.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 18, 2021

Isabelle Huppert is subtle and smart in this clever French crime caper about a working woman who sees an opportunity and takes advantage of it. The story centers on her heist of a huge cache of hashish to get money to help someone else as well as herself

| Jul 18, 2021

Remarkable in the world that is created, filled with interesting characters, including a larcenous landlord. Also many edge-of-the-seat moments, so pass the "word" (Hy-oh!).

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 17, 2021

Huppert adeptly balances strength and vulnerability while breaking bad, even as the screenplay becomes uneven and convoluted. Still, don't let logical scrutiny ruin the vibe.

| Jul 17, 2021

Mama Weed has its quaint side, especially as marijuana laws worldwide get liberalized (happily), but it provides a warm buzz nevertheless.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 16, 2021

What saves Mama Weed is Mama Weed herself. At age 68, the sight of the still-glorious Huppert onscreen being as intriguing as ever will give you a contact high that lasts a good long time.

| Jul 16, 2021

It would be trivial without [Isabelle Huppert], but with her it's a blissful trip.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 16, 2021

Despite being miscast, Huppert is still the best thing in the film, but she is clearly just coasting along in a project that is quite obviously beneath her extraordinary talents.

| Jul 15, 2021