The Daily Beast
Frederic Batier/A24 Mother Mary is an ungodly mess—albeit one that’s unlike any you’ve seen before. A deep dive into a pool of pretentiousness whose absurdity mounts with each new quasi-supernatural—and heavily symbolic—development, this dramatic two-hander from David Lowery ( A Ghost Story , The Green Knight ) concerns an impromptu reunion between a global pop star and her estranged designer and best friend, played, respectively, by Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel with endless overwrought scenery chewing. Not that a tour-de-force could fight its way out of this morass of Important Themes, excessive emoting, and florid direction, all of which combine to turn the director’s latest downright insufferable. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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