Mother! Confirms Darren Aronofsky as an Artist of the Highest Degree

Rating: 8/10 (16 September 2017)

Mother! is like an onion. Running at just over 2 hours it is going to be a terrible experience for your average moviegoer who is going into it only looking at the surface level, leaving them in tears an hour in, while on the other hand, people who enjoy the unraveling of the multiple layers will love it. Plenty to think about and discuss with your fellow moviegoers after leaving the theater, I suggest seeing it at a reasonable hour in order to digest it.
The acting was terrific, Jennifer Lawerence is great leading us through her character's point of view. Javier Bardem's screen presence fits his role ("Him") well, while Michelle Pfeiffer reminds you of that older, boorish, white privilege (living in Frankfurt, Germany this archetype is common) who lost her filter years ago.
Darren Aronofsky accomplishes what he sets out to do: create a mask for an old cosmogony. Well done!