Not the worst but not Darren's best by far (Minor Spoilers)

Rating: 4/10 (15 September 2017)

Contains Spoilers.
Was somewhat disappointed in Mother! as I've been waiting for it for awhile and I usually don't "wait for movies" But I am a huge Darren Aronofsky fan and also Javier, Jennifer, Michelle, and Ed's casting all intrigued me. I think we were supposed to focus on the emotions with the Mother, (Earth) Jennifer Lawrence, but my eyes were fixated completely on Michelle Pfeiffer's extraordinary performance. She has always been beautiful, but she brought out some creepy, sexy, and very unsettling vibes/characteristics in her mannerisms, that I found myself squirming when she was on, which was pretty cool. The second half of the film has some very WTF moments, especially that of a baby being eaten, but I can't get too much into that. I rated this a 4/10 because of Michelle and Ed's performances and A for effort on Darren's part. Even though you can tell Jennifer Lawrence was trying to act, that was a problem. She's almost in every shot and her acting is not very subtle. All I saw was her TRYING to act. It didn't seem natural. Even scenes where she talks simplistically with her husband, it seems very campy. And especially when she was alone, I can't see many people making the faces she did even under the circumstances. She laid it on way too thick. I'm surprised after Natalie Portman's beautiful and haunting portrayal of a mentally disturbed ballerina in Aronofsky's "Black Swan" he didn't have Jennifer tone down the overacting. Unless maybe he wanted it to be a bit more campy? Yet Javier Bardem who I absolutely love was kind of sleepwalking throughout, so he was doing the opposite. And yes there's an age difference which wouldn't be a problem if there was any kind of chemistry between the 2 leads which there is NONE!
Whereas Michelle, her subtly acting came so naturally which is why I got more lost in 'Woman.' If you like a good horror film, this won't be one to watch. It's kind of all over the place with no happy ending. I'd say wait for Red Box on this one. And watch the last 45 minutes on an empty stomach because... yuck! I suspect Jennifer will be nominated since she is an award show darling, but I'm really hoping Michelle Pfeiffer gets recognized for her part in this film!