Never lives up to the performances and the first half, particularly, is conducted so methodically it all feels rather sedated and even dreary.

Mother and Child isn't a hard-hitting drama, but rather a precious, soulful look at family, love, and loss.

In the wrong hands, this film could have been grating melodrama. Under Garcia's watchful eye, this is an ode to mothers and children who are lost but not forgotten.

In taking a pro-life position, some might assume that it is “anti-pro-choice” by default, but that is not the case. The subject of abortion is never brought up which, in the eyes of some, discounts and ignores the practice altogether.