The Mother

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The Mother

R

2023

1h 56m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.

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Critics Consensus

The Mother is a welcome opportunity to see Jennifer Lopez in action hero mode — albeit one that's frustratingly content to coast on genre clichés.

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The Mother may not deserve Jennifer Lopez, but she still makes this pretty ordinary action movie worth watching.

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Rex Reed

Observer

05/22/2023

1/4

This forgettable action thriller is thoroughly derivative.

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Todd McCarthy

Deadline Hollywood Daily

05/15/2023

Lopez and Caro seem very much in sync as they relate the sprawling tale in a disciplined manner that maintains interest and curiosity, if not high levels of downright excitement.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

05/15/2023

From scene to scene, Lopez and Caro do fill these broad outlines with real feeling, bringing a personal touch to old pulp archetypes.

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Stephen Garrett

Book & Film Globe

Aug 21

2/5

There’s a lot of regret peppered throughout The Mother, but the biggest one is thinking about what kind of touching, traumatic tale the filmmakers could have birthed.

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Mini Anthikad-Chhibber

The Hindu

08/27/2023

Niki Caro’s tale of an assassin coming out of retirement to keep her daughter out of the crosshairs of some nasty people is the best kind of lean, mean fighting machine

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Michael Cook

KLRT-TV

07/24/2023

5.5/10

Jennifer Lopez makes, I think, a pretty good action star... This is sort of a generic action-flick that you may watch and forget about it about three minutes after seeing it.

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Goose R.

@rodrigug Aug 17

Jenifer lopez plays an ex army sniper that had dealing with both a weapons runner and drug dealers. She gets knocked up and ends up placing her daughter on witness protection, all goes well until the daughter gets made. The concept is good but the story is predictable and cheesy. Not to mentioned that is cruel. Shows lopez hunting and talks about how she kills different animals. Reprimands the daughter for showing compassion for the animals and explains the circle of life 🙄 🍿/5 on Netflix

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Jul 2

JLo is back in an action film. The last time I saw her in an action film was in the movie Enough. Just in time for mother's day, the story revolves around how a mother will do anything to keep her daughter safe. The story, however, is weak and cliche-ridden. But it is action packed and the story moves along well. I just wish there was more meat to this movie with better character development and a fresher script. You'll most likely enjoy it. It has great entertainment value and you won't waste your time watching it.

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Eric A.

@eric6060 Jun 29

Great movie. Jlo needs to do more action movies

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Igor S

Mar 30

Another Jennnifer Lopez stinker. Avoid at all costs.

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Stephen F

Feb 26

Yes, there are some decent action sequences but overall the story is fragmented and at times downright stupid. For instance, immediately following daughter's rescue and during the gas station stop it took the writers about 1 minute to plow through the "are you my mother" question with zero lead up or explanation of how the question even came about. Skip this movie for your own sanity. 😉

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Jessica C

Jan 16

It's alright. It's a one-time watch kind of film. Not really my favorite.

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Synopsis

A deadly female assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men.

Director: Niki Caro
Producer: Marc Evans, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Misha Green, Roy Lee, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Miri Yoon
Screenwriter: Andrea Berloff, Peter Craig, Misha Green
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Nuyorican Productions, Vertigo Entertainment
Rating: R (Violence|Some Language|Brief Drug Use)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 12, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 12, 2023
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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