The psychological thriller Mother!, featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem, will soon be removed from a UK streaming service. While praised for its intense mood and unique mix of genres, the film received mixed reactions when it first came out.
In Darren Aronofsky’s latest film, Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem play a couple living a peaceful life in the country. Their tranquility is shattered when a strange pair, portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer and Ed Harris, suddenly appear.
The movie, starring Domhnall Gleeson and Kristen Wiig, is now on Netflix, but it will be taken down on May 9th, so catch it while you can! It’s also available to stream on Prime Video with no end date in sight.
When Mother! came out in theaters in 2017, most critics liked it. As of today, 68% of reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are positive, based on 377 reviews.
Critics agree that Mother! is a daring and ambitious film, but it might be too challenging for most viewers.
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Some critics have called Mother! confusing and chaotic, but the St. Louis Post-Dispatch praised it as a powerfully emotional film experience, and Flavorwire described it as both visually striking and deeply unsettling.
According to RogerEbert.com, the film is sometimes scary, sometimes captivating, sometimes confusing, and unlike anything you’ve experienced. MovieFreak.com called it ‘mind-bending’.
Mark Kermode, in a four-star review for The Observer, highly recommended the film Mother!, calling it a wild and unconventional experience. He noted that the film’s impact grew with time, and advised viewers to allow themselves to fully experience it.
In a review, Sight & Sound noted that Aronofsky’s bold and over-the-top film captures a sense of impending doom, suggesting that nothing can protect us from what’s coming.
If you don’t enjoy suspenseful, scary dramas, Netflix still has plenty of other options. The survival thriller Thrash, featuring Phoebe Dynevor, was the most popular title earlier this week, and the South Korean spy film Humint has also been performing well.
Mother! is streaming on Netflix until 9 May.
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