Mother's Day
Anchor Bay Films | Release Date: May 4, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
5
Negative:
3
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60
EmpireDavid HughesMay 2, 2012
A nasty little chiller from the Saw director with the evergreen De Mornay on top form. Read full review
60
Total FilmJamie GrahamMay 2, 2012
Too long and with too many characters to get through, Mother's Day holds effective sequences, ramming home its (recycled) message: the animal lurks in us all. Read full review
60
Village VoiceNick PinkertonMay 2, 2012
Mother's Day is distinguished, at least, by De Mornay's porcelain-smile lampoon of castigating matriarchy. Read full review
50
VarietyCharles GantMay 2, 2012
Undistinguished apart from Rebecca De Mornay's performance as an unhinged mama. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMay 3, 2012
Crisply shot and surprisingly well acted, Mother's Day suffers from an overly long script (a tornado hovers off screen to no apparent purpose) and annoying glitches in continuity. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleMay 3, 2012
When Rebecca De Mornay shows up as the criminals' fiercely doting matriarch, the ready crackle of her studiously demonic performance brings welcome distraction from this otherwise crude litany of torture and wretched death. Read full review
20
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 2, 2012
An ingenious idea for a suspense thriller – or maybe even an old-fashioned, "Wait Until Dark"-style stage play – turns out instead to be the pretext for a crass, over-long and tiresome splatter nightmare. Read full review
0
Slant MagazineMay 4, 2012
A home-invasion film like Mother's Day is elongated coitus interruptus. Read full review
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