Review of The Mother (2023) by Jesse Hassenger for Paste Magazine — 11 May 2023
Lopez indulges a different form of movie-star vanity than simply making herself over as an unstoppable woman of action. The movie pretends to conceal her mothering sensitivity, but it’s actually flaunting the same maudlin old-man sentimentality that drives so many Liam Neeson vehicles, minus the genuine anguish Neeson can usually summon on cue.
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This review of The Mother (2023) was written by Jesse Hassenger and published by Paste Magazine on 11 May 2023.
The Mother has generally received mixed reviews.
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