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MOTHER'S DAY (2012)Movie Reviews
Horror story about a couple whose new home is invaded by the former occupants, depraved brothers whose sadistic mother will do anything to protect her sons. Cast:Jaime King, Rebecca De Mornay, Deborah Ann Woll, Patrick Flueger, Warren Kole, Matt O'LearyDirector:Darren Lynn BousmanRelease Date:May 4, 2012DVD Release:May 8, 2012From:Anchor BayRating:RLength:1 hr 46 min
Mother's Day (2012) played in limited release to fair reviews. • Robert Abele wrote in the Los Angeles Times, "...the ready crackle of Rebecca DeMornay's studiously demonic performance brings welcome distraction from this otherwise crude litany of torture and wretched death." More Reviews Below...
Mother's Day (2012) Positive Reviews (8 Reviews, reviews below)
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: MODERATE(cg) "...notable for a chilling lead performance from Rebecca De Mornay and not much else.... takes us through all the obligatory steps of the genre..."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 456 words, 05/03/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (5 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "...an unnecessary remake of an unremarkable 1980 shocker.... offers no one to root for except Mother, whose perverted family values at least remain consistent."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 05/04/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...the ready crackle of Rebecca DeMornay's studiously demonic performance brings welcome distraction from this otherwise crude litany of torture and wretched death."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 138 words, 05/04/12
Kate Muir, New York Post: POOR(cg) "What might have made a clever horror psychodrama is wasted on cheap torture scenes that bring more laughs than shocks. When they get the nail gun out, you get the giggles."(See all of Kate Muir's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 205 words, 05/04/12
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a more efficient, state-of-the-art breed of splatter entertainment, engineered as it is by Darren Lynn Bousman, who made his name with machine-tooled torture spectacles 'Saws' II though IV."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 05/02/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Mother's Day (2012) has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a more efficient, state-of-the-art breed of splatter entertainment, engineered as it is by Darren Lynn Bousman, who made his name with machine-tooled torture spectacles 'Saws' II though IV."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 217 words, 05/02/12
Chuck Bowen, Slant: POOR(cg) "...a gruesome, humorless film without a shred of invention or humanity that's openly contemptuous of its heroes for their typical and forgivable middle-class foibles."(See all of Chuck Bowen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 923 words, 05/04/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "...an unnecessary remake of an unremarkable 1980 shocker.... offers no one to root for except Mother, whose perverted family values at least remain consistent."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 05/04/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...the ready crackle of Rebecca DeMornay's studiously demonic performance brings welcome distraction from this otherwise crude litany of torture and wretched death."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 138 words, 05/04/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (3 Reviews)
Charles Gant, Daily Variety: FAIR "...devolves into the sort of sadistic game-playing that would be more at home in the 'Saw' movies with which director Darren Lynn Bousman established his reputation."(See all of Charles Gant's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 749 words, 06/10/11
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "...the ready crackle of Rebecca DeMornay's studiously demonic performance brings welcome distraction from this otherwise crude litany of torture and wretched death."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 138 words, 05/04/12
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: FAIR "...an unnecessary remake of an unremarkable 1980 shocker.... offers no one to root for except Mother, whose perverted family values at least remain consistent."(See all of Jeannette Catsoulis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 231 words, 05/04/12
22.2 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Mother's Day (2012)'s reviews are separated by an average 22.2 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Mother's Day (2012)'s reviews cover 15.0% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 3,196 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 400 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 10 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Mother's Day (2012)'s reviews on average broke 10 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Mother's Day (2012)'s opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Mother's Day (2012) (8 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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