Several critics have dismissed Mama Weed for squandering the talent of its leading lady. Indeed Ms. Huppert is utterly miscast as Prudence Portefeu, but this is not the first time the French mega-star has ended up in a project that was much beneath her-think of Tip Top, for example, which is a much lesser effort than Mama Weed. Compared to the popular novel on which it's based, Mama Weed is saccharine in its portray of the relationship between Patience and her mother, but any stereotypes in its portrayals come directly from the book, which probably would do better as a miniseries than as a feature length film.
Review of Mama Weed
