Review of Mother (2009) by Rebecca31 — 16 Sep 2017

We all know Darren Aronofsky. Remember Black Swan. Wasn’t that great? Didn’t you just love it? So step right up and see the new Darren Aronofsky movie. It’s so weird and highly controversial, you can’t not see it. It’s Darren Aronofsky so go see Mother! Why not? Well I’ll tell you why not. I like weird and I’d like to think I can tolerate a bit of controversy but damn, even I have a limit. I don’t think I will ever be able to adequately describe how truly terrible Mother! is but I’ll give it my best shot.

It’s not that Mother! offended me, or shocked me. I’ve seen far more shocking scenes in movies (looking at you Martyrs) but Mother! has no plot, no narrative, no music, the cinematography doesn’t exist, and the cameraman forgot how to zoom out. There is no sign of any direction. Seriously if this didn’t have Aronofsky’s name on it I doubt it would have even got a cinema release. But wait there’s more, Jennifer Lawrence is giving the worst performance of her career. There’s no script. There is nothing good about Mother! So Darren Aronofsky if your sole goal was to get a reaction well then you’ve sure done it. But a movie so lazy and tiresome comes at a cost. I’ve lost all respect for you as a director and your name means nothing anymore. The only reason I didn’t walk out was the desperate hope that it will eventually get good. I wouldn’t want to walk out only to miss the point, the dramatic conclusion. I’ve watched this much I have to see it through right? Well as I’ve sat through all 121 minutes and without giving away spoilers (not that I could even if I wanted to) I can safely say this movie is not worth sitting through. So don’t go see Mother! It doesn’t deserve your time or your money. I’ve told you to skip Mother! but if you decide the curiosity will get the better of you then best of luck, just remember you can’t un-watch it! Ever! I don't often give zero ratings but Mother! definitely deserves it.