Review of Mom and Dad (2018) by Luciusmcgibbon — 08 Sep 2018
I see people praising the premise as unique, but if these poor suckers only knew it had been done before, they would realize what a dumpster fire this movie really is without originality on its side. This movie acts like it has an intersting story to tell, and proceeds to go absolutely nowhere with it.
If the entire movie were condensed into the first and/or second act of a more complete film, then maybe it might be worth something... but that's a big maybe. A plot where parents try to murder their children has so much potential (what? why? how? etc.
) and even if you can tell a great story without having to go into full exposition as to what is causing the frenzy... for God's sake, at least hint at something. All we get here is 1) parents start killing their kids, 2) zoom in on one family in particular, 3) parents chase kids for rest of runtime.
No explanation, commentary or perspective of any kind. After the opening shocker at the schoolyard (which isn't shocking at all since it just introduces the advertised plot,) there's maybe one interesting scene in a maternity ward, and even that one is cringily executed (YOU CAN'T HAVE A DISTURBING SCENE WITH ROXETTE PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND!!) This movie has nothing to offer except unfulfilled hopes of something intriguing, a paint-by-numbers run/hide plot and one (maaaybe two) crazy Nicholas Cage line fit for his lifetime psycho reel.
That's it..... PLEASE do yourself a favor... find the Masters of Horror episode "The Screwfly Solution" and watch that instead.
This review of Mom and Dad (2018) was written by Luciusmcgibbon on 08 Sep 2018.
Mom and Dad has generally received mixed reviews.
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