Being a parent can be a thankless task. We all want to do our very best for our children but good parents know that needs to be balanced with tough love at times to ensure our little angels don't grow up to be monsters. James M Cain studied the mother who sacrificed everything for an unappreciative child in his 1941 novel "Mildred Pierce". The book was set in the depression era and it wasn't until HBO's 2010 miniseries that a true filmic adaptation was made. The original film, released in 1945, had to change elements of the novel to fit the prevailing Hollywood code of the era, however it has to be said that for all of this, the film has ...  Read the complete review