The defence The Cool Ironist
“Restraint trusts the audience.”
It leaves emotional space unlabelled, trusting viewers to notice what the characters cannot say aloud.
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Mother's Day
Crime · Horror · Thriller · 2010
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
Movie details
Mother's Day
“Don't Misbehave.”
2010 Crime · Horror · Thriller 1h 52m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
Crazed members of a sadistic family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new owners.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Mother's Day?
For the defence
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Darren Lynn Bousman
Written by
Scott Milam
Rebecca De Mornay
Natalie 'Mother' Koffin
Jaime King
Beth Sohapi
Frank Grillo
Daniel Sohapi
Patrick John Flueger
Izaak 'Ike' Koffin
Warren Kole
Addley Koffin
Deborah Ann Woll
Lydia Koffin
Matt O'Leary
Jonathan 'Johnny' Koffin
Court is in session
Put Mother's Day on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Sentimental Softie
“Distance mistaken for discipline.”
The chill may look elegant, but withholding a heartbeat is not the same as having complicated feelings.