Mother's Day

Editor Reviews

• Jordan Blake

  Rating: 3

  3

  May 16, 2025

  Stepping into more suspenseful territory, the 2010 remake of Mother's Day brings a serious dose of tension. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, known for his work on the Saw franchise, this film traps a group of young people in a house that happens to belong to a terrifying matriarch and her equally disturbing sons. Rebecca De Mornay delivers a chilling performance as the manipulative and ruthless Mother, who will stop at nothing to protect her twisted family. The film is a home-invasion thriller with a strong emphasis on psychological manipulation and survival. It takes the basic premise of the original and ramps up the intensity and grittiness, making for a genuinely unsettling watch that explores disturbing family dynamics.