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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60The New York TimesLena WilsonThe New York TimesLena WilsonIt’s a bizarre movie, but there’s enough action to help you zip through this overstuffed story even if you’re not sure why you (or Georgia, or Sam) are there in the first place.
- 60We Got This CoveredScott CampbellWe Got This CoveredScott CampbellMother/Android isn't the sci-fi movie you think it's going to be, or even the movie it probably wants to be, but it's nonetheless a solid first-time feature from from writer/director Mattson Tomlin.
- 60Paste MagazineAurora AmidonPaste MagazineAurora AmidonLike its confusing title, Mother/Android never really figures out what it wants to say.
- 50Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaLos Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaWhile it gets mileage out of its two fine lead performances and the story has deep emotional roots for the filmmakers, its journey fails to capture the imagination.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyTomlin’s screenplay deserves credit for mixing things up, introducing new characters and narrative turnabouts. But nothing is again as bluntly compelling as the early going, and despite hardworking principal performances, these characters and their movie lack the emotional depth to pull off an earnestly teary, draggy finale.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreWith Moretz here to ensure it’s at least a story we invest in, bringing emotional heft to the moments that beg for it, this nothing-special dystopia manages the bare minimum that fans should expect from films of this genre.
- 50The PlaylistThe PlaylistWhile the storytelling of “Mother/Android” leaves a lot to be desired, Tomlin does prove himself to be an efficient stylist across multiple scenes throughout this journey.
- 42IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichA forgettable post-apocalyptic pastiche that borrows liberally from “The Terminator,” “The Last of Us,” and “A Quiet Place” without building upon those influences with any new ideas of its own, Mattson Tomlin’s Mother/Android is the sort of mediocre streaming fare that might appease genre fans for 100 minutes or so, but will almost certainly leave them pining for the days when original sci-fi movies demanded (or at least encouraged) a modicum of originality.
- 38RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyRogerEbert.comTomris LafflyThere is some panache to the film’s visuals and a lot of heart in the actors’ collective dedication, but “Mother/Android” feels like a bland mash-up of genre staples to forgettable effect.
- 30Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonWall Street JournalJohn AndersonThose robots have read our emotional programming, Arthur says, and know exactly how and why we’ll do what we do. Which is more than one can say for viewers of Mother/Android, who will find the robot rebellion more plausible than the human behavior.