Mommy
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: January 23, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
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Generally favorable reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
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29
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4
Negative:
1
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60
The DissolveScott TobiasJan 22, 2015
Mommy puts all its personal baggage on the table like Ally Sheedy emptying her purse in The Breakfast Club, and Dolan is to be admired for sharing so much of himself, and doing it with such evident passion. But it isn’t enough for an artist simply to share—he has to shape, too. Read full review
60
The TelegraphTim RobeyMay 24, 2014
It comes at you baying and rattling like an early Pedro Almodóvar comedy, threaded through with an infectious love of full-throttle melodrama, and flinging its energy right back to the cheap seats, thanks to Dolan's customarily zippy design choices. Read full review
58
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerFeb 6, 2015
I suppose the relationship is Oedipal or primal or something or other, but mostly it’s just an excuse for Dolan to stage a series of gaudy shout-fests. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenFeb 4, 2015
Mommy bursts with so much frenzied, turbulent energy that it really only makes sense when looked at as the fifth feature film by a 25-year-old moviemaker. Québécois Xavier Dolan is one of those enfants terribles of the cinema, making and sometimes acting in films that court attention. Read full review
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