Mother Mary
A24 | Release Date: April 17, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 37 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
13
Negative:
3

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Travers TakePeter TraversApr 17, 2026
Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel are dynamite in a pop rock opera from director David Lowery that wins points for visuals and suffers from a terminal case of grandiosity Read full review
60
Screen RantMolly FreemanApr 14, 2026
While Lowery's film is ripe for interpretation, and will no doubt be better received by those who enjoy that style of filmmaking, those wanting actual answers will find frustratingly little satisfaction. Mother Mary is, at heart, more about vibes and style than anything else. Read full review
58
The PlaylistMarshall ShafferApr 14, 2026
The scattershot Mother Mary can never effectively find the connective tissue between different modes of storytelling. To put it in musical terms, this is less a mixtape and more of a playlist on a chaotic shuffle. Read full review
50
The RevealScott TobiasApr 24, 2026
The words these characters say to each other are mostly boring and obscure, and it’s a mad scramble to figure out what’s making them so agitated. Keeping up with the film becomes as hard as it is to care. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneKatie WalshApr 17, 2026
There’s no question about the talent on display. Coel is one of our most hypnotic screen performers, and had Hathaway decided to put her prodigious talents toward pop stardom instead of an Oscar-winning acting career, she’d be one of our top icons. Her Mother Mary performances are so fantastic it leaves you wanting more — of her, but not necessarily this plodding movie. Read full review
50
SlateDana StevensApr 16, 2026
The painfully literal ending struck me as a somewhat risible disappointment, and though I admired the movie’s imagination and ambition, I can’t say I ever entered wholeheartedly into its story. Read full review
50
SlashfilmBill BriaApr 14, 2026
Mother Mary is an emotionally distant, confounding, and ultimately unsatisfying work of art. Though its visual ambition and lead performances are commendable, it never gives enough of itself to let the rest of us in. Read full review
40
The TelegraphRobbie CollinApr 28, 2026
Is Mother Mary a comment on modern stardom? Or the study of an intense, broken relationship? Or is it just an excuse for two hours of sculptural close-ups and artfully creepy tableaux? As you watch, you find yourself continually grabbing at meaning but, like a ghost, your fingers slip straight through. Read full review
40
The New YorkerRichard BrodyApr 16, 2026
The script’s blank spots and evasions leave the drama feeling unfulfilled and unsatisfying. Read full review
40
The New York TimesManohla DargisApr 16, 2026
The downer here is that Lowery doesn’t seem to know what to do with his stars, performers who are never better than when they’re just doing what they do best — you know, acting. Read full review
40
TimeStephanie ZacharekApr 14, 2026
Mother Mary, arty and self-conscious, is just a slog. It works hard to impress us with its slinky weirdness, which isn’t the same as simply being weird. Read full review
40
The GuardianOwen MyersApr 14, 2026
Lowery’s film can dazzle. But to quote one of the director’s clear references, many will spot his inspirations all too well. Read full review
40
The Daily BeastNick SchagerApr 14, 2026
A deep dive into a pool of pretentiousness whose absurdity mounts with each new quasi-supernatural—and heavily symbolic—development. Read full review
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