Whoa

Rating: 7/10 (7 December 2017)

I saw Mother! in theaters by myself on a Monday night after work. I had read some reviews and hot takes and decided to go see it for myself. First, let's just get this out of the way. Mother! is completely insane. Extreme close-ups, claustrophobia, awkward scenes, intense acting, violence, greed, narcissism and more fill the film and you're not quite sure how to react.
Second, Michelle Pfeiffer is an amazing actress. She is truly deplorable as a person in this film and it is perfect. She'll drive you absolutely crazy and you'll wonder why Lawrence's character doesn't just sock her in the face. But, I think that is part of the point here. That said, I can see why many people despised this film. It's in-your-face, strange, intense, vile and so much more.
Watching it alone was a great choice because I didn't have to answer to anyone or give my response to the film based on their reaction to it. We've all been guilty of that before, I think.
Overall, I liked the movie. It will offend you. It will make you squirm. It will make you ask what the heck is going on. It will make you question things. It will tick you off. But, plenty of events in my life have created these reactions and I've either learned from them, questioned them, moved on, or never let certain experiences go. That's a little how I feel about Mother! You'll probably never forget when you saw it (good or bad), how it made you feel, and the anger, frustration or confusion it invoked. Or, you'll just completely forget about it forever and wish you had never seen it. Enjoy! :)