Onscreen Moms We Love--To Hate
By Kit Bowen, Hollywood.com Staff
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Friday, May 09, 2008
8. Mom: Viola Field
Monster-in-Law (Jane Fonda)
Her deal: A recently fired news anchor who is afraid she will lose her son the way she has just lost her career, the conniving and vain Viola Fields is determined to scare off her son's new fiancé, Charlie, by becoming the world's worst mother-in-law. While Viola's long-time assistant Ruby does her best to help Viola execute her crazy schemes, Charlie decides to fight back and win her man.
Her parenting skills (or lack thereof): Can we say needy? Of course Viola is going to have a tough time accepting the fact her son has found another woman, but her desperate desire to cling to her only child just isn’t very healthy--for anyone. Cut the umbilical chord, woman!
Her motherly moment: Pretending to have a heart attack, moving into her son’s house, forcing her wannabe daughter-in-law to take care of her, and THEN turning into the worst patient ever.
