If not for the actors...

Rating: 4/10 (20 December 2017)

I wouldn't have given this a chance. Even so, I could barely get through it.
The acting is tremendous, though. Despite one reviewer's pan of Jennifer Lawrence, I find her one of the finest actresses of our age. (Watch "Silver Innings Playbook" to judge for yourself.) And the supporting cast are excellent. The production quality is good with decent effects. But the story didn't hold my attention, and had I not started to write a review, I wouldn't even have finished it.
Even with the incredible star power, Mother! failed to grab my attention quickly enough to keep me from getting bored, I couldn't care about the characters, it didn't keep me interested - quirky and frenetic didn't add up to entertaining - and the horrifying end didn't justify the convoluted path.