The Mother

"Vengeance is a mother!"

2023 1h 55m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 1,481

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Synopsis

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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.

“Vengeance is a mother!”

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Cast

Jennifer Lopez
Mother
Lucy Paez
Zoe
Omari Hardwick
Cruise
Joseph Fiennes
Adrian
Gael García Bernal
Hector
Paul Raci
Jons
Jesse Garcia
Tarantula
Yvonne Senat Jones
Sonya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Niki Caro
Writers: Peter Craig, Andrea Berloff, Misha Green
Languages: English, Ukrainian
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Ukrainian.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Niki Caro, shot by Ben Seresin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Germaine Franco. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Coulson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jennifer Lopez and Lucy Paez and Omari Hardwick carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Vengeance is a mother!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6968614 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Niki Caro directs. Ben Seresin behind the camera. Germaine Franco scores. David Coulson cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Ukrainian.

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1Released 3 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Ukrainian.
3Directed by Niki Caro, shot by Ben Seresin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Germaine Franco. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor David Coulson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jennifer Lopez and Lucy Paez and Omari Hardwick carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Vengeance is a mother!".
8IMDB entry: tt6968614 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ben Seresin
Original score: Germaine Franco
Editing: David Coulson
Production design: Jean-François Campeau
Costume design: Jeriana San Juan
Makeup / hair: Jezabel De Leon
VFX supervisor: John Andrew Berton Jr.
Sound: Ann Scibelli
Stunt coordinator: Dacio Caballero
Runtime: 115 min · 1h 55m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The Mother (2023)

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Manuel São Bento2023-05-08
★ 3/10
MORE SPOILER-FREE MINI-REVIEWS @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/mini-reviews-2023-edition "The Mother is an instantly forgettable Netflix film about a spy mother who must protect her estranged daughter because "bad people from the past". Jennifer Lopez is good, Lucy Paez is GREAT, but none save it from its bland, generic story. Expected more from Niki Caro." Rating: D+
vylmen2023-05-13
★ 3/10
Ironically, these tale about a mother and daughter, fails because the male characters have no depth. The villain is evil sure, but also extremely stupid and escaping from her first attempt to kill him in a very unbelievable and unexplained way. The romantic tension between Cruise and the mother also doesn't work and the age old friendship with Jons is also not given any backstory. I'm enclined to blame the casting here. Well, the story was lacking and oddly edited as well, but it may be because there wasn't much to work with. Either way, it's clear this is supposed to be about a mother/daughter relationship, but also be an action move and the director / writers / actors couldn't make it work. 3/10, 2 points cause I've seen worse, not because I can find something positive in it.
The Movie Mob2023-05-19
★ 6/10
The Mother is an average straight-to-stream action thriller that does a decent job but won’t last too long in your memory or heart. The Mother is a generic assassin turned parent protecting/avenging their child from a mob of drug runners/arms dealers. While in the vein of films like Taken or Peppermint, The Mother makes a critical error the other films didn’t - a 2-hour runtime. Its bigger budget made this movie feel slightly more polished, but stretching its meager story 30 minutes longer than many in this subgenre took its toll. The pacing dragged along between the action sequences, sometimes leaving the movie feeling too long and tedious. The production quality of the action set pieces was decent, but the action itself was fairly basic. Jennifer Lopez is fun as the intense and withdrawn mother assassin and undoubtedly is the best part of the movie. The Mother is nowhere near an awful film, and reviews that say otherwise probably set their expectations too high. It's a run-of-the-mill action streamer that gets the job done, blows some stuff up, shoots some bad guys, and despite being forgettable, didn’t feel like a total waste of time.