An immersive experience! Not your average thriller

Rating: 10/10 (9 April 2018)

While the film is short, at an 1 hour and 30 minutes, it's well paced. The story is is about a family's everyday life and eventually a fight for survival. It's about a mother and fathers journey in parenthood during a vicious attack on humanity. It doesn't bore you with details about the "creatures" with words you don't understand. The average family just manages to survive and you follow along side them in this story. While the very, very end(like the last ten seconds) leaves something to be desired, a film has to end somewhere. I have to respect that.
The acting was great, honestly. I've seen all of the actors before but not like this. Maybe it was the chemistry between real life spouses John and Emily. The children are also very talented. Every moment and action had a purpose. No one was over acting and nothing felt ingenuine or out of character. This really helps you emotionally attach yourself to the characters and their story.
The technical aspects. I think an oscars for sound mixing can be expected. I never appreciated a films general sound until this film as well as Mother!
This film was incredibly smart, not pretentious though. I'm a big lover of film and this film has so much to appreciate. It's so much more than a thriller or scary movie. It pulls you in and attacks your senses. You're really in for an exciting experience.