Had to laugh!

Rating: 5/10 (20 January 2018)

... I am so glad I waited to watch this on video, I am shure that my fits of laughter at each new allegoric discovery would have at the least encouraged others and best infuriated most, mainly as I am slow and had purposefully not forewarned myself in any way toward this film. I need to say that I liked Mother!, I especially like the title the exclamation point is critical to the title sincerity! I also need to point out in earnest I appreciate Darren Aronfsky for many of his films and for the fact that he does not skimp on star power. I have always enjoy Ms. Lawrence, Javier, and who can have any kind of problem with Michelle Pfeiffer and Ed Harris. All that said Mother! is a very bad dream, one that it is very hard to rouse from in a manner that allows the dreamer to fully appreciate the twisted depth. Laughter was the only response that I could muster... the loudest and most ruckus outbursts were at totally inappropriate times. A bit of a spoiler note here... one should not and can not in public laugh at the killing and mutilation of a complete innocent as I did. (If that statement ruined anything, well, by the time it happens you really should have seen it coming!) Darren A. has been known for his, how do I put this, his interesting and disturbing interpretations of Biblical myth, more than once and in more than just this movie. Who am I to judge? I would recommend this movie to those who can get outside of the nightmare and appreciate the art (?). Unfortunately at this point, I am shure the jadedness of these reviews (my own included) and all the deep and thoughtful explanations offered so expertly have clouded the impact available to me as I first watched this film Give it a shot, go ahead, scream, puzzle, laugh if need be and enjoy the star power and the scenery... what the hell?