Visceral, astonishing, creepy, mind blowing, a flick of nature.

Mother! was a moving experience. I think if you go in with an open mind you won’t be disappointed. If you’re looking for a standard horror film then see something else. If you want to see something original, Mother! is one of the best I’ve seen this year.

Worse than I thought possible. Aggressively absurd and arrogant. Places a puzzle where a plot should be. Substitutes concepts for characters. Painfully pretentious. Even when you figure it out, it's not worth the effort.

well this is for sure not a movie for everyone and especially not for the masses. one thing is for sure: love it or hate, you wont forget this one. Especially the crazy and insane last act. Very good for a group discussion!

I love how this movie has split people down the middle. Boring and pretentious? Or is it a work of art? I err on the latter, but it's certainly not for all tastes. People have talked about the film as a Biblical allegory. That may have been the director's point, but to be honest, the theology within the film is a little confused. Still, there are moments that are spellbinding, a real waking nightmare for the mother of the title, and while overly bizarre at times, it was still beautifully made. Not perfect then, but still a treat for the patient viewer, especially those looking for something out of the mainstream. More like this please.

Like:
- Artistic and Beautiful Cinematography
- Creepy and disturbing sequence of events
- Solid character performances
- Heavily based on metaphors and symbolism which allows open ended discussions

Dislike:
- Might turn out many viewers due to its complexity

Plot Complexity:
Complex

Flow: (Act 1, 2, 3)
Great flow

Movie Facts:
Throughout the entire movie, no one's name is ever mentioned and not a single character is ever referred to by any name, the way they are listed in the end credits is by their given role in the story.

SoundTrack:
Fact: There is no musical score for the film, and not a single bit of music appears in the film whatsoever until the end credits, where "The End of the World" plays covered by singer Patti Smith.

Tedious, pretentious mess which thinks that it’s far smarter & subtle than it really is.

The first 3/4s of Mother! impressed me for its visual aspect but frustrated me as regards the story... but then came the final 10 minutes. At the end of the film things fall into place and a lot of the symbolism is explained. I'm not saying I understood everything, but I got the main points, which was more than satisfying for a first time viewing.

As for the haters out there... Why is it when David Lynch makes an artsy film that's difficult to follow everyone applauds his audacity, yet when Darren Aronofsky does it, then it's suddenly pretentious shite? Seriously, who goes to a Darren Aronofsky film expecting "House at the End of the Street"? Have they not seen Black Swan? Aronofsky is known for his think pieces, and here we are made to think to the background of stunning imagery and thoughtful filmmaking. If you want to hate a film for not being accessible, take it out on Enemy or Under the Skin, but leave my Mother! alone.

A fantastic, bizarre, grotesque, and invigorating experience. This is possibly the weirdest, most absurd, extraordinary film I've ever seen. It's both meaningful and ridiculous, and for me was more of an experience than a story. I've read reviews that see it as pure garbage, and others say it's groundbreaking--well, it's both and that's why I loved it. Yes is has twisted biblical allegory, male egotism, narcissism, etc. layered in truck loads upon itself; however, Don't think too much and just let it devour you. It's an explosive roller coaster of psychotic breakdown, terror and FUN . . .

Mi casa is not su casa godamn

Not your typical horror film, but just as horrifying. I swear so many sequences in the movie are like most of my nightmares. Trying to stop a chain of events that refuse to be stopped. Bombarded with so many people around you invading your space. Trying to escape and leave a place but never being able to. So much of it was so hard to watch, yet so intriguing and so entertaining. I get that it’s filled with metaphors and it might not be for everyone, but it truly is something else and deserves to be given a chance.