In the wake of humanity's extinction, a teenage girl is raised by a robot designed to repopulate the earth. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.... (Full plot summary below)
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In the wake of humanity's extinction, a teenage girl is raised by a robot designed to repopulate the earth. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.
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| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzFrustrating but engrossing, and impossible to critique in-depth without spoilers because it's driven by regular plot twists, I Am Mother adds another memorable creation to an already packed gallery of intelligent science fiction robots that are as complex as most humans. |
| IGNKristy PuchkoNetflix's I Am Mother is an engaging sci-fi thriller-meets-coming of age drama, with three strong lead performances. |
| Paste MagazineJosh JacksonI Am Mother offers just enough of a twist on an old futuristic tale to be enjoyable, and its small cast buoys the film above most small-budget sci-fi. |
| Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayThis film engages and challenges the audience throughout, raising questions about the relationship between humanity and the technology we rely on. It’s an exciting film to watch, but an even better one to think about after — preferably in the company of a real, physically present person. |
| The VergeAdi RobertsonI Am Mother doesn’t plumb the potential weirdness of [its] premise, and it’s working in a well-worn genre without breaking much new ground. But it effectively dramatizes our perennial love-hate relationship with artificial intelligence. |
| The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloSo many truly disturbing revelations pile up in the final half hour or so that processing the relevant information leaves little time for raw emotion. Swank’s nameless character, in particular, remains a pencil sketch. Still, there’s no question that Sputore can direct a movie. |
| Consequence of SoundAlex HuntsbergerLike any good what-if story, I Am Mother is uncomfortably close to asking “What now?” |
| Rolling StoneDavid FearAustralian filmmaker Grant Sputore, making his directorial debut, has a knack for keeping things moving, whether its within the claustrophobic walls of the “safe” house or, briefly, in the evocative scorched-earth landscape above ground. |
| The Film StageJake HowellWere it not for Mother’s telegenic exo-skeleton, which whirrs with every little maneuver, the film would be little more than a talky, over-stuffed mess of tropes better exercised elsewhere. |
| Film ThreatMatthew PassantinoAs twists start to pile on, I Am Mother shifts from eerie to tedious, but there’s too much on display to outright dismiss. |
