Jason Reitman's "Tully" Stars Charlize Theron as an Overwhelmed and Overwrought Mother of 3

Motherhood never looks or feels good in Jason Reitman's film "Tully".  Tully is the maiden name of Marlo (Charlize Theron) which we learn when her husband Drew (Ron Livingston) is filling out paperwork at a hospital following a near fatal DUI.  Dir/producer Jason Reitman's films ("Juno" & "Up in the Air") handle life's rough patches with an uplifting & loving touch.  "Tully" never floats  out from under the malaise of motherhood's overwhelming demands.  Marlo & Ron are married with 2 children and about to have their 3rd child.  The film is overwrought with tension & drudgery. Their son Jonah is described as quirky, a euphemism for somewhere on the autistic scale. She's informed by the director of the posh private school which has accommodated her children thanks to her brother (Mark Duplass) being a large benefactor.  At the end of the school year, shortly after the birth of their baby, the school's director (Gameela Wright) informs Marlo although Jonah is loved at the school it's not the right fit & will no longer be accepted.  Marlo's successful brother attempts to be Marlo's benefactor offering a night nurse to enable her to rest and better cope.  The night nurse (Mackenzie Davis) seems a free spirited nymph who magically cleans their home, bakes cupcakes and shakes up things in the bedroom.  Things turn from dreary to bizarre as the night nanny becomes a Svengali to Marlo leading her astray.  Despite an excellent cast led by Theron, there is nothing fulfilling in "Tully" a film of pre & postpartum depression unless Reitman is on a mission to deglamorize and stave off parenthood.