Just Plain Weird

Rating: 3/10 (16 September 2017)

I saw "Mother!", starring Jennifer Lawrence-Passengers, The Beaver; Javier Bardem-Pirates of the Caribbean:Dead Men Tell No Tales, Eat Pray Love; Ed Harris-Westworld_tv, Snowpiercer and Michelle Pfeiffer- The Family, Amazon Women on the Moon.
Let me start by saying, I like lots of different types of movies. But this one, is not one of them. It is just plain weird. I know it is suppose to be symbolic concerning materialism that has run amok among humanity but it is just too far out there for my tastes. It is written & directed by Darren Aronofsky-Black Swan, The Wrestler, The Fountain- who is actually dating Jennifer Lawrence in real life-they met working on this movie. I read that this movie is loosely inspired by Rosemary's Baby but that is very loosely. There is a baby-but trust me, you do not want to know what happens to him-and there are fanatical people that show up from who knows where. Jennifer & Javier are married and live in a country house-no close neighbors-that Jennifer is in the process of renovating while Javier tries to write. Ed shows up, unexpectedly, and Javier welcomes him, saying it might help his mental block. Ed claims that he is an admirer and a fan of Javier. Then, Michelle shows up-she is Ed's wife-and decides to stay, too. Mind you, neither Jennifer or Javier know them. More and more people show up and then things get really weird. If you like trying to figure out symbolism in your stories, you might like this film more than I did. It's rated "R" for violence, language, disturbing images-one in particular is very disturbing-and sexual content-including nudity-and has a running time of 2 hours. I did not like this movie and would not buy it on DVD. I wouldn't rent it, either. If you really have a hankerin' to see it, I would wait until it comes to cable TV.