Mother! – 5.5

An intense two hours of close-ups of a bewildered Jennifer Lawrence’s face, as she copes with a haunted house and situations beyond her control. It’s not a movie that makes much sense, but neither does a Hieronymous Bosch altarpiece. Javier Bardem is only slightly nicer than he was in No Country for Old Men, but in a Gaslight sort of way. For unrelenting dread, devoid of musical background, this was a well-made movie. I grade it so low only because I wouldn’t want anyone to go see it on my account.

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