Like all of Aronofsky's movies, the film is completely bizarre and unpleasant to sit through!

Rating: 9/10 (20 September 2017)

'MOTHER!': Four and a Half Stars (Out of Five)
The new psychological horror flick from writer/director Darren Aronofsky, and starring Jennifer Lawrence (the two are now a couple as well). The story revolves around a woman who's quaint life, living with her poet husband in a quiet country home, is severely disrupted when a mysterious couple shows up wanting to stay at their house. The movie costars Javier Bardem, Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer. It's gotten polarized reviews from critics and moviegoers alike, and it disappointed at the Box Office as well. I found it to be really weird, creepy and hard to watch, but at the same time it's also extremely interesting and quite memorable.
The story begins with a woman, called Mother (Lawrence), materializing in a bed and waking up from her sleep. She begins searching her quiet country house, for her husband, Him (Bardem). Him is a poet with writer's block, and his creative struggles have caused distress among their once happy home. Then two strangers unexpectedly show up (Harris and Pfeiffer). Him welcomes them into their house without questions, while Mother fears what damage the mysterious couple could possibly do. Things become even more complicated, and distressful for Mother, from there.
Like all of Aronofsky's movies, the film is completely bizarre and unpleasant to sit through. Also like his films 'NOAH' and 'THE FOUNTAIN', this movie is another biblical analogy about creation, life and God. As dark and weird as it all is, the film does have some very insightful things to say about people's belief in Jesus Christ, and the Christian Lord. I think the movie is very effective in this way. I can definitely see why so many viewers have hated the film so far (it's gotten an F rating from theatergoers), but I think the right audience should definitely still enjoy it. Lawrence gives another amazing performance in the movie, and the story will leave you thinking about things in it for days (weeks, months and perhaps years). It's another unique 'near masterpiece' from Darren Aronofsky (in my opinion).
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