Heavy handed attempt at allegorical loftiness.

Rating: 5/10 (19 September 2017)

I'm disappointed that this was advertised as a horror movie. It was certainly intense and panic-inducing, but not really a horror movie. Not really a movie. Mother! really amounts to showing the Christian god's point of view using modern Earth references. The bible analogies are blatant, but then again, that's pretty much what the whole movie is. It's at its best an interesting take on the Christian god and what his existence might be like to him. At its worst , Mother! is a pretentious, pompous, bloated, wanna-be-artsy-fartsy two hours of trying to be brilliant, witty, and clever. If not for the great acting, the awesome special effects, the good cinematography, and all the edginess, this dog plop story line wouldn't have had a chance at seeing the big screen.
I knew it when I saw the advertisements... IT'S ALL HYPE!