Atom User Reviews for The Good Mother

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Sadarria Lewis
#justokay
#notmyfave

The ending did NOT make sense! The movie was just ok. I was expecting so much more! BUT, it was a free ticket so I’m not complaining.

JS
Jade Stuart

Happy we got these tickets for free. The movie was pretty good until the end. Like it just ends with no closure or conclusion. It’s like a tv breaking for a commercial and then it just never comes back on.

SS
Saniyah Singer

It was good but very confusing

KG
Karen Guix

I did not like the ending but then again a guess that was the point for it to be something you did not want to happen.

MS
Michael Sabatino

had huge potential to be a good movie, but ending was wack

RM
Roxane M.

Would not recommend to anyone. Wasn't the worst movie but not movie theater worthy.

DM
Domonique Matthews
#justokay
#predictable

Should’ve been a Netflix movie. Not the big screen.

BM
Bamboo Mendoza
#justokay

its ok not great

NF
Norma Figueroa
#intense
#mustsee
#great

Kept me on the edge of my seat.

TB
Tair Blossoms
#datenight
#predictable

It was a good watch for free but the story line was predictable.

JL
JULIE LOUIE
#justokay
#slow

Slow start. Nourish. Great twist. Ending a bit unclear.

TB
Tabatha Bortters
#intense
#great
#surprising

Great movie. Love the little plot twist but was not happy with the ending!

FA
Fouad Achmar
#snoozefest

Waste of time… the ending sucked

AT
Alberto Teco Rios
#notmyfave
#predictable
#slow

Kind of slow with an interesting buildup. With a very bland ending.

TW
Tekeila Williams

0/10 would not recommend

PL
Pam Leatherman

Didn’t love the ending

MM
Marri Milligan

I didn’t get to see it that’s why I said no

NG
norma gomez

The movie was good however i didnt like the ending

RL
Roxanne Labeau
#surprising
#intense
#slow

Good just not that exciting

OB
Osito Bear
#snoozefest
#slow

Very poor acting, predictable story, scenes are jumpy and doesn't flow. Despite the tickets were free, it's very disappointing and wasted 1.5 hrs of my time.

GA
Giovanni ancheta
#datenight
#intense
#predictable

It was cute.

MH
Maytreecia Harriell
#predictable
#justokay
#notmyfave

Predictable but original. Also, I didn't feel for the villain... I only wonder what his reasonings were.

CC
Clarence Clarence
#justokay
#notmyfave

Wished the ending gave more than her writing a story on the death of her son. Would’ve been good to see it keep going just ended to quick for me.

FH
felicita Hernandez
#boring
#notmyfave

This movie was literally so boring, i was falling asleep. Storyline was hard to keep up with because it was all over the place. Acting was extremely DRY. Luckily it was free to watch because i would’ve been so upset paying for this boring movie.

RC
Ruth C
#justokay
#notmyfave

The title and plot don’t align well. That was a lot to unpack

EC
elsy calles delgado
#intense
#great
#hilarious

Great movie to watch and hang out

TE
Terri Edstrom
#predictable

Sliw, predictable, terrible ending

CY
Claudia Yanez
#notmyfave

I didn’t like the ending of the movie.

YL
Yasmine Linzy
#allthefeels

Really great action and investigation. Wish the ending wasn't so much of a cliffhanger/odd end.

PS
Pawel Skrzypek
#slow
#boring
#snoozefest

It the tickets weren't free I would've been very upset. It was a complete waist of time .

AJ
Anshay Jain
#slow
#intense
#surprising

Dark, intense and slow. The screenplay is slower and often stretches but the climax leaves the audience confused. Loved how each character had a significance.

LS
Lilliana Sordo
#boring

Worst movie I’ve ever seen!!! Can’t believe they would release and put in theaters such a horrible, piece of junk movie like that!!!!

LJ
Linda Juarez
#surprising

Love the twisting ending

LB
Leeza Blake
#surprising
#slow

It needed to pick up its pace and could have been a little longer. Did enjoy the cliffhanger

EC
Erica Chambre
#intense
#great

Great actors good story suspense tense

JM
Jean Malik
#boring

This movie is slow, boring and unrealistic.

AB
Ana Bonilla Rojas
#justokay

As everyone has been saying, the ending sucks. Not theater worthy.

TP
Taneika Pomerlee
#surprising

The ending SMH

PP
phillip pullion
#waitforstreaming
#justokay
#slow

The movie was good, but not great. disappointed it was too slow throughout. Too much of making her an alcoholic. thought Paiges moment was too cliche. the no so much of ending made no sense. but make you think what that meant it was meaning. had a few ideas of what it…

JR
Justin Ramirez
#intense
#slow

Horrible ending could have done better.

MM
Melissa Molina
#slow

Eh. It's slow. It's alright. The acting didn't give me the feels. Could have been better written

BH
Bridys Haney
#slow
#justokay

the ending was not the greatest

CH
cassie h
#intense
#surprising
#great

I didn't like the ending. I hope there is a sequel.

LG
Larry G
#dumbnstupid

Dumbbbnnnatupppidd

CS
Cheyenne Stewart
#justokay
#snoozefest

This is definitely not a must see movie. Felt like it was missing something and also felt forced. Ending was horrible and felt cut off.

DM
Doris Murillo
#justokay
#mid

:|

SS
Senyon Slays
#predictable
#notmyfave

I now understand why my husband and I were literally the only 2 in the theatre on opening night. It felt like this film was trying too hard to be something it wasn’t. The bones for a great film were there, but things took a turn in the wrong direction.

DI
Daniel Ibanez
#boring
#cliché

Movie was good at the beginning, story made sense and it was feeling like a fairy tale ending, until it wasn’t. Terrible ending, nothing good about this mother!

KC
Kam Chan
#boring
#snoozefest
#slow

Slow movie throughout and terrible ending. Main character is boring and unlikeable.

SS
Stacie Swartz
#justokay
#slow

It was pretty slow throughout the whole movie, and the ending was very disappointing.

Metacritic

50
Sep 1, 2023

Cooke and her character, Paige, inject some life into the proceedings, but the central mystery feels forced, the twists implausible. The screenplay strains for topicality, stuffing too many elements at once into this sad story in a bid for relevance that never quite resonates.

Metacritic review by Katie Walsh
Katie Walsh
Los Angeles Times
40
Sep 1, 2023

Though The Good Mother contains great talent like Hilary Swank and Olivia Cooke, the predictable formula holds it back from saying something meaningful.

Patrice Witherspoon
Screen Rant
70
Aug 28, 2023

Credit Joris-Peyrafitte for creating the dark, grungy world of the movie, and for making it compelling enough that you don’t want to flee it immediately. You may not want to revisit it — this is not the sort of movie that demands repeat viewings — but “The Good Mother” is a perfectly fine film.

Metacritic review by Bill Goodykoontz
Bill Goodykoontz
Arizona Republic