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Mother Mary Draws Raves for Craft as Reviewers Question Its Hazy Plot

Early reviews spotlight striking craft over clear plotting.

Overview

  • The A24 drama is now playing in theaters, with Sunday reviews describing an intense reunion between a pop icon and the designer she left behind.
  • Critics single out Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel for electric, commanding turns that hold focus through long, dialogue-heavy scenes.
  • Coverage praises the sensory work, citing Bina Daigeler’s gowns, moody visuals by Andrew Droz Palermo and Rina Yang, and original songs by Jack Antonoff, Charli XCX and FKA twigs, who also appears on screen.
  • Many reviewers say the film favors mood and a surreal, ghostly motif over a clear plot, which some find evocative and others find distancing.
  • Writers place the movie in David Lowery’s lineage of unconventional ghost stories like A Ghost Story and The Green Knight, as A24 builds the pop-event feel with special screenings such as the April 23 Picturehouse Central show.