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I Am Mother

I Am Mother

2019

Grant Sputore

Clara Rugaard, Hilary Swank, Luke Hawker, Tahlia Sturzaker ...

6.2

11,160

Sci-Fi. Thriller "I Am Mother" portrays a teenage girl (Rugaard) raised underground by a robot mother designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. Their unique bond is threatened when a blood-drenched stranger, played by Swank, is taken in by the teen, only to find herself at odds with her gear-and-piston parent. Overnight, the stranger casts doubt on Mother’s claims about the outside world and begins to unravel the fabric of their ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"[Rugaard] feels like a major discovery — she’s the not-so-secret motor of 'I Am Mother', a dynamic presence that lends blood, guts and soul to this dystopic vision.(…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Amy Nicholson Variety	"A good-looking allegory that postures like it’s wrestling with more ideas than it actually is."	NEU
United Kingdom	Anthony Kaufman Screendaily	"[It] mostly satisfies as another example of smart and slick indie sci-fi (...) The film has the potential to be a modest hit among fans of the genre"	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Despite his considerable skills, Sputore is so caught up with the cool technology he loses his grip on both the suspense and the primal human emotions that should be driving this physically imposing but numbingly cold dystopian vehicle"	NEU
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"While 'I Am Mother' does show its cards a touch too early, it never ceases to be intriguing and tense. And the talented Sputore is sure to become a bot commodity."	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"[It] is thematically rich. It’s just not dramatically rich. It’s far too long, and mistakes too many of its shallow ideas for remarkably deep ones"	NEU
Canada	Chris Agar Screen Rant	"A solid addition to the Netflix Original Films canon (...) The story may not be as fully-realized as it could have been (...) but it still makes for an interesting watch."	POS
United Kingdom	Stephen Carty Radio Times	"If you like small-scale, high-concept sci-fi (such as 'Ex Machina' or '10 Cloverfield Lane'), then 'I Am Mother' is a must-see (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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