Mother! Creepy and weird direction and a plot that is difficult to say what its about with a hidden message in it.

Rating: 6/10 (20 December 2017)

Mother! Is by far the strangest psychological horror film to date. It is not for everyone and everyone will either have a like it or hate it reaction to the film. Screenwriter/Director Darren Aronofsky take on the film does have a religious theme in the mix which some would be able to pick out the references in the plot.
The plot is difficult to discuss without giving away spoilers. The less you know the better the film will be. It is difficult to even discuss what the movie is about and is best to view it than hear about it. All I can say is Jennifer Lawrence's character and Javier Bardem are a married couple living in a country side house. Until, guests arrive and there loyalties are tested. Plus the film does build some mystery with its eerie direction. And it raises a lot of questions throughout. Such as the visions Lawrence's character sees? Why cant she ever go outside the house? And why is Bardem's character so inviting to strangers?
I like the theme and twist when the plot comes together. Some may have different perspective with what the message of the plot is trying to convey. The final half hour of the film is were it is all at. When chaos happens and it gets violent very fast. And to discuss what goes on here would not even make sense. Besides it is a crowdfest of violence.
Darren Aronofsky direction was decent. Yes, it was good building up the mystery plot which they did a good job hiding it in the trailer. And the film can mislead the audience if they are expecting a horror movie from it. When you see the film the direction and plot is completely different than it is suppose to be. Think of 2009 film Knowing, were the plot shifts into a completely different direction but besides the mass destruction and end of the world theme.
Jennifer Lawrence was great. Playing a character that is soft spoken and sweet. But you learn very little about her character besides she takes some kind of yellow drink when her visions appear. She sees images of blood spurts on the ground that gets bigger throughout. Javier Bardem was also good as well, and his character is also kept a mystery. Why is he so inviting to strangers? How do these strangers have a connection to him?
The film does have an eerie direction. In matter fact, there is no music score in the film. It is all plain silence and noise from the set and actors. And also you never hear a characters name or do not even know what these characters names are. It is all left for the audience interpretation.
The movie can be slow moving. Which the audience will need patience for. If you have patience to see the plot fold together than it is for you. If you do not care to see Lawrence walking around the house and seeing all these suspicious activities from people or objects than I suggest you skip this one.
Overall, Mother! Is a fair psychological horror film. It has an eerie direction. The cast was wonderful. The plot is slow moving and requires a lot of patience. The twist and theme is fairly okay which does leave it open for the audience to talk about. It is also one of those films that you do not really care about seeing again.
I rate the film 3 out of 5 stars.