Review of I Am Mother (2019) by Berik — 06 Aug 2019

I am mother has potential! It's just never utilized! It could be a spiritual successor to Terminator, but thankfully it isn't.

From the start, the idea of a robot raising a human being can be debunked by the fact that every organism learns trough imitation. Humans learn to express emotions and non-verbal communication by watching their parents and people around them. Without that influence, a person will always severely lack behind in social skills.

As for the plot of the movie, clearly they had a basic concept and never decided to enrich it. Questions that appear from the start (for example the fact that the girl is barely 18, yet the bunker has been online for 13.857 days = 37,8 years) could be answered within 20 minutes, but the writer decided to stretch them out over the entire movie. The result is that the movie feels empty of much substance and meaning, and is too slow to be sufficiently entertaining.

The two actresses both don't offer much in the way of a memorable appearance. Hilary Swank mostly looks like she's tormented by the smell of faeces, and the girl has barely any personality. Either through a dominant parent robot or just being a **** the girl makes questionable decisions and creates more problems than neccessary.

Then there's the moment that answers are revealed. To be honest, I saw it coming after just 15 minutes into the movie. It's so predictable, and even dissapointing when it's finally revealed.

It's another average movie that is just okay enough to watch, yet too boring and uninspired to be memorable. I give it a 6/10.