2014 · drama
Mommy (2014)
Directed by Xavier Dolan2h 18m2014
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
Our read: Mommy (2014) (2014) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded drama entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, extreme drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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- signature
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