When it comes to being behind movies that are being released to the masses, I’ve been one of George Clooney’s biggest critics.

A few times a year a film is released that is so bad, I almost feel terrible reviewing it. Mother’s Day is that film. It is heartless, pandering, sloppy, joyless, and so drenched in product placement it is likely already profitable before it ever hits the screen. Audiences who like a shred of cohesive story telling or characterization, or even …