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TapeScriptsJan 23, 2015

A perfect movie. Beautiful, haunting, funny, brutal, hysterical and heathbreaking all at once. Outstanding performances and a visually perfect and varied style.

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LowbrowCinemaJan 31, 2015

MOMMY is so wonderful, insightful, energizing, and scary, that I truly cannot imagine a better film coming out in 2015. I loved everything about this latest work from Xavier Dolan. Once again I am thrilled to celebrate a filmmaker who reallyMOMMY is so wonderful, insightful, energizing, and scary, that I truly cannot imagine a better film coming out in 2015. I loved everything about this latest work from Xavier Dolan. Once again I am thrilled to celebrate a filmmaker who really captures who we are today. This film has the pulse and sensibility of 2015 without trying desperately in any way to be hip or cool. In fact, the film ain't hip it all. It just is TODAY!… Expand

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hotfromcauldronJan 25, 2015

A brutal depiction of a mentally challenged teenage boy from explosive tantrums to angelic clarity- Mommy is an emotional roller coaster ride driven by Xavier Dolan's deft direction.
When love is not enough- a mother's frustration for notA brutal depiction of a mentally challenged teenage boy from explosive tantrums to angelic clarity- Mommy is an emotional roller coaster ride driven by Xavier Dolan's deft direction.
When love is not enough- a mother's frustration for not easing her child's suffering- only exacerbates an already volatile relationship. Raw performances and claustrophobic camera work shine a much needed light on a broken system and a society's inadequacies in dealing with this probelm. For we are all trying to hold it together- yet, for some it is easier than for others.… Expand

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danippMar 13, 2015

A beautiful story about a mom who wants the best for her son and a boy who can't always control himself but loves with mom above all. This story shows us that love is not always enough to save someone but it's always important to have hope.A beautiful story about a mom who wants the best for her son and a boy who can't always control himself but loves with mom above all. This story shows us that love is not always enough to save someone but it's always important to have hope. With spectacular performances from the cast, a powerful script, a touching soundtrack and a beautiful editing, Xavier Dolan proves one more time that he's here to surprise us with every single film he does.… Expand

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foxgroveApr 3, 2015

An exhilaratingly original, exciting and audacious work from director Xavier Dolan that holds one spellbound for every one of its 139 minutes. Despite subject matter that could have been either downbeat or depressing the film manages toAn exhilaratingly original, exciting and audacious work from director Xavier Dolan that holds one spellbound for every one of its 139 minutes. Despite subject matter that could have been either downbeat or depressing the film manages to project both hope and humour in its telling of the relationships between three damaged individuals. Dolan’s skill as a visionary director is on display constantly and his bravura use of the camera is imaginative. This includes the unusual decision to film in the 1:1 ratio as if to reflect the restricted lives under the spotlight. Simple shots and a blend of techniques are equally breath taking to behold and have maximum impact within the context of both the scene and the story as a whole. Dolan is also very well served by his three principle actors who deliver sublimely knock out performances. Anne Dorval as the thick skinned but tackily dressed mother of a violent and uncontrollable son, is a gutsy and loud presence that can’t be ignored. Suzanne Clement, on the other hand, subtly shows us the layers of a withdrawn wife and mother who’s stuttering only begins to subside when around these two larger than life individuals. As the son, Antoine Olivier Pilon is one moment tender and loving and in the next dangerously out of control. All three performances are outstanding and complement each other beautifully.
Technically the film is also great. The editing is seamless and impressively clever. The sound is good and the use of music to accompany the visuals is cannily inspired. Wow! This is really not to be missed.… Expand

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fefouzeApr 7, 2015

I really liked the movie Mommy, from the director Xavier Dolan with the three main characters played by Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Anne Dorval and Suzanne Clément. It's a dramatic film, which was released last october. This film is Canadian withI really liked the movie Mommy, from the director Xavier Dolan with the three main characters played by Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Anne Dorval and Suzanne Clément. It's a dramatic film, which was released last october. This film is Canadian with English dialogues.

As the film shows, the story is about a relationship between a mother and a 17 year old who has behaviour problems.

According to me, this film should be seen because it gives an understanding of lots of things in terms of strange behaviours that a human can have. It gives a huge amount of emotions, which is the most important thing, especially in cinema. This film is beautiful, and transports us in different kinds of sensations. We are often in empathy with the charaters, wa want to follow them as far as are can in their story.

The framing of the film in very important at some moments, we see that the director has taken great care of the filming ans the scenes full of feelings. The actors play a crucial rôle to transmit this impact.

There is a moral that can differ according te the spectator, thanks to the stressfull end. Go and see to understand !… Expand

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Benkoko11Feb 23, 2017

Young Xavier Dolan's stylized masterpiece is a work of heartbreaking humanism and one of the best films of the decade. I'm not sure whats more surprising, that Dolan is only 25 years old, or that this is already his 5th feature film.

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GreatMartinFeb 17, 2015

Nothing annoys me more than walking out of a movie annoyed at the director and screenwriter and here I am, three hours later, still annoyed at the director and screenwriter of “Mommy”, both being Xavier Dolan who also edited it.

The basicNothing annoys me more than walking out of a movie annoyed at the director and screenwriter and here I am, three hours later, still annoyed at the director and screenwriter of “Mommy”, both being Xavier Dolan who also edited it.

The basic story is interesting in that it deals with a mother whose son has been kicked out of a juvenile facility after causing a fire burning 75% of another boy’s skin. The mother, Diane, nicknames Die and played by Anne Dorval, has been a widow for 3 years and the son, Steve, played by Antoine Olivier Pilon, hasn’t accepted his father’s death and had been previously diagnosed with ADD and/or possibly also being bi-polar. They are both capable of moods swinging form high highs to low lows. One moment he can be choking her and the next moment kissing her on the lips while she can be as tender with him as any mother can be and in the next moment bashing him over the head with a framed picture.

Both the mother and son lean on their neighbor across the street who lives there with her boyfriend? Husband? And their young daughter. She, Kyla, played by Suzanne Clement, had been a high school teacher but due to something--a nervous breakdown?--has stopped teaching and she can barely talk in full sentences and stutters horribly except around the mother and son.

Both mother and son are foul mouth speakers along with being flirtatious whenever the opportunity arises or, sometimes, instigating sexual innuendos. The language, in some instances, is definitely R rated.

It is a good straight told story of a subject that isn’t often a theme for movies, mainly in the first half but then the director/screenwriter/editor enters the picture. I want to excuse him because he is 25 years old but this is his fifth picture so he should know better. The film is mostly in a 1 to 1 ratio so most of the time you feel as if you are looking at it on a large cell phone. The screen is widen a few times but only effective and noticeable the first time. There are one too many blurry collages not too mention choppy editing that I guess is suppose to be ’artistic’. Also the screenwriter leaves way too many questions unanswered that are an important part of the story.

Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clement and Antoine Olivier Pilon give excellent performances, especially the latter who has to handle showing all sides of a teenager with mental illness that changes him constantly.

Aside from running far too long--two hours and 20 minutes--I felt frustration at how Dolan was taking a good story line and getting excessive with the camera. I found myself going from being interested to being bored and back and forth all during the movie and, finally, leaving annoyed.… Expand

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BroyaxMay 19, 2017

Une milf limite cougar, névropathe sur les bords, reprend son avorton à la maison, avorton qu'elle aurait dû avorter il y a bien longtemps étant donné les troubles du comportement de l'énergumène (un rain man en devenir sans doute). S'ensuitUne milf limite cougar, névropathe sur les bords, reprend son avorton à la maison, avorton qu'elle aurait dû avorter il y a bien longtemps étant donné les troubles du comportement de l'énergumène (un rain man en devenir sans doute). S'ensuit une véritable bataille rangée entre les deux, bataille rejointe éventuellement par la voisine d'en face, presque aussi atteinte que les deux autres.

J'avoue qu'on ne tient pas bien longtemps devant ces presque deux heures vingt de salmigondis foutraque, ce dégueulis à peine cinématographique à mi-chemin entre le documentaire fortement faisandé et le "Confessions intimes".

Le film est en 4/3, même beaucoup moins qu'un 4/3 (presque un quatre quarts peut-être) et entièrement en québécois : cela ressemble si peu au français métropolitain qu'on a jugé bon (quelque part à la production ou en haut lieu, que sais-je...) d'activer la traduction simultanée au moyen de sous-titres.

Mais ces misères techniques ne sont en définitive que broutilles (éminemment désagréables certes) en comparaison de la vacuité et de la bêtise incommensurables du propos de ce pseudo-film, pour autant qu'il y eût quelque chose à même de passer pour un "propos" ou un vague contenu dans cette ignominie prétentieuse.… Expand

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nutterjrMar 20, 2019

This film leaves you feeling as if you've been kicked in the guts (similar effect had the 'We need to talk about Kevin') with truly stellar performances, a mature direction with striking images that carve into your mind, and a story that evenThis film leaves you feeling as if you've been kicked in the guts (similar effect had the 'We need to talk about Kevin') with truly stellar performances, a mature direction with striking images that carve into your mind, and a story that even though most of us have never faced feels very personal indeed. Highly recommended!… Expand