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Grief ***possible spoilers***


Did Grace or Bill mourn the loss of their son and brother more than a few seconds? In real life people just don't grieve a family member, (especially a child dying before his parents), for just a couple of days and then never think or grieve for him again. I realize Hugh had been out of their lives for years, but still dying in such a tragedy, (especially considering he was bringing his pregnant wife to meet his family), should cause some grief. Most people would mourn the lost of their family member for a long time, regardless of being grateful for the widow and baby surviving. Also, Bill figuring out "Patricia" wasn't who she was pretending to be and Grace being told at the, realizing that not only was her son dead but also his wife and unborn child, and this was a stranger with her baby, not a blood relative, should have reacted much differently. Realistically, Grace should have felt grief for her unborn grandchild and probably for the unmet daughter-in-law, also tricked by Connie, despite maybe liking her a lot. The grieve for losing her son would also likely come back, if she had been able to manage it before. I know this is sort of a 'fairy tale' but it's really unrealistic from beginning to end. I much more prefer "While You Were Sleeping" for the story too, less total fantasy (although still very sweet and like a fairy tale, and no one actually dies in a horrible crash, which no one seems to think about).

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I agree that it seems as though things happen in a nanosecond. But although baby Hugh stays the same, Steve's new girlfriend goes from not being pregnant when they see Connie right before the crash, to very pregnant. So really, at least six months has gone by. And I suppose showing the grief would have made what Connie did look much worse.
There's a whole lot wrong with this movie, but I love Brendan Fraser. And Shirley Maclaine was charming.

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