Mother's Day - 2010 US d: Darren Lynn Bousman
Nearly, but no. Though not a remake (good move) this new Mother's Day isn't anything new either. It's just another home invasion flick full of home invasion clichés and stock home invasion characters. Pretty much, the whole production is "efficient" - efficiently shot, efficiently acted, efficiently managed all around. There is just no spark. It's just a dreary Hollywood attempt to cover ground handled so much better by many other films. This is not Funny Games, this is not Ils, this is not Cold Eyes Of Fear, The Desperate Hours, Death Weekend, In Cold Blood, Fight For Your Life or Lady In A Cage. Hell, I don't even think this is The Strangers or The House On The Edge Of The Park!
It's derivative, a bit tedious and a slog to get through. I can't recommend it, but I don't think I can fully dismiss it either. If nothing else, it features the astoundingly beautiful Deborah Ann Woll!
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