Rarely does a film of this caliber come along and be met with such ruthless hatred

Rating: 10/10 (17 September 2017)

I have never experienced an audience reaction like I did watching mother! Two recent horror films come to mind, The Witch, and It Comes At Night. Both films had slightly misleading marketing campaigns, and both films polarized audiences. In my screenings, several people walked out, and even more groaned as they left. This was very different. Many people boo'd and jeered as the credits rolled, and it felt truly perplexing.
This film is a vicious attack on religion and humanity, contained in one set, neatly wrapped in an allegorical parable, laced with the air of an epic tragedy, and spirals downwards into a blazing inferno that culminates in one of the most intense endings in recent memory. I can understand why some people may be offended by what takes place on screen, and maybe even more so after some dissection and realizing the directors opinion on his themes, but what a shame that is. 9/10