One of the theories says that cats follow people because they are like eternal kittens and they see you as an adoptive protective mother. (catfooddispensersreviews.com)
Wilson is surprisingly endearing and Bell beautifully captures the complexities of her role as protective mother, sometimes exasperated wife and vulnerable human being. (seligfilmnews.com)
The film remains relentlessly upbeat despite the hardship and struggle of Phiona's widowed, uneducated but fiercely protective mother who fights eviction, monsoons, and the lure of inconstant men offering questionable relief, and instead sells maize to feed herself and her children. (joyceschoices.com)