Mother

critic Reviews

, 96% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • As fleshy as it is funny, Bong Joon-Ho's Mother straddles family drama, horror and comedy with a deft grasp of tone and plenty of eerie visuals.
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    Megan RatnerFilm Comment Magazine
    The film wears its aesthetic sophistication lightly ( ... ) Bong takes the idea of the primacy of perception over reality to its ultimate extreme.
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    J. R. JonesChicago Reader
    Bong's opening and climactic scenes, in which the old woman bops around to a dance tune amid a vast field of yellow grass, are typical of the movie's cockeyed poetry.
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    Jonathan CrockerLittle White Lies
    Another quality Bong hit.
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    Tom HuddlestonTime Out
    Bold, unpredictable and quietly devastating, Mother is Bong's first masterpiece.
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    Nigel AndrewsFinancial Times
    Mother is always a little larger than life -- a little richer and more strongly defined -- while never making life, real life, seem less than the full and focused object of its gaze.
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    Robbie CollinNews of the World
    If you're a fan of foreign cinema, keen to catch one of this year's best imports...Mum's the word.
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    Josh LarsenLarsenOnFilm
    . . . it’s as if a dark tragedy has been cast with lovable clowns.
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    Dave GianniniInSession Film
    Mother is equal parts funny, engaging, and disgusting.
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    Ray PrideNewcity
    Approaches the intensity of... <I>Vengeance is Mine</I>, but Bong’s mix of bumptious humor and strong plotting [leads] to a musical climax that’s the cinematic equivalent of acupuncture, releasing all the knots, gliding into a glorious sunset.
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    David NusairReel Film Reviews
    There's little doubt that Mother improves considerably as it progresses...
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