mother! makes Black Swan look like Paddington. You spend most of the film in a state of intrigued puzzlement at what seems to set itself up as a bizarre psycho-sexual home-invasion movie, a defining moment seems to clarify what it is about and when you think you 'get it' it becomes a bold and very clever movie indeed. The final act is completely (and I mean completely) bonkers with one truly harrowing trademark Aronofsky moment, leading to a smart ending. Aranovsky uses camera and sound to tell the story from Jennifer Lawrence's point of view most effectively, and Javier Bardem is beguilingly precise in his performance, whilst Michelle Pfeiffer clearly relishes having decent material and a great director. There are plenty of red herrings and dead ends, with some bits that do not quite gel, and it is metaphors-a-go-go throughout that are mostly sledgehammer-subtle. There is no question: mother! is a demanding, assaulting and patience-testing movie that will divide audiences hugely, but there are many rewards within that go with it.
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