As a piece of narrative, however, the movie is virtually incomprehensible.
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09/22/07
Mother of Tears (2008)
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Reviews Counted:69
Fresh:34
Rotten:35
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: As excessive and ketchup laden as predecessors Suspiria and Inferno, Dario Argento's Mother of Tears completes the trilogy with the same baroque grandeur and soggy 1970s sensibilities.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: The third installment in Italian horror master Dario Argento's Three Mothers saga, THE MOTHER OF TEARS is a gruesome and long-awaited treat for horror fans. Completing a loosely knit trilogy that... [More]
Starring: Asia Argento, Cristian Solimeno, Adam James, Udo Kier
Director: Dario Argento
Reviews for Mother of Tears
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10/18/08
So although Argento may not be in peak form, he does seem to be enjoying himself and there are still flashes of the old master.
06/27/08
[Marries] CGI to Guignol whimsy in ways so tasteless that you can hear the crackle of Argento's mojo working.
09/22/07
Hitting the ground running and never giving up for 90 nasty minutes, Mother of Tears is Dario Argento's final statement on his precedent as the definitive Delacroix of dread.
06/05/08
It's an imperfect motion picture, often downright ridiculous, but it's a blast of lusty, violent fun that doesn't come around nearly enough these days. Take it as a flamboyant exclamation point on a stalled career, and it's practically irresistible.
06/05/08
This is a foreign horror movie that's all about style and shock value. The fruit of Argento's mad vision is an acquired taste, but there's plenty to chew on here.
06/09/08
The visuals are vibrant and fans of Argento's bravura bloodletting will thrill to his imaginative use of pikes, entrails and his daughter, who performs a shower scene for Dear Old Dad.
06/19/08
[Argento's] odyssey has a little Harry Potter, a little Da Vinci Code, and enough splatter to make the late Lucio Fulci dash his brains against the inside of his coffin for the chance to come back and top it.
06/02/08
...one can't help but admire any flick that features a baby death count of two.
09/20/07
It is an absolute B-asterpiece.
09/30/07
Although lacking helmer's usual aesthetic panache, this Mother is a cheesy, breathless future camp classic.
06/02/08
Top Critic... Argento's nightmare vision is vivid enough to overcome the weaker aspects and make this a commendable, if not entirely satisfying, closing to his supernatural trilogy.
09/19/08
A work that builds on the visions of Suspiria and Inferno while crafting its own distinct dark-fairy-tale landscape.
06/04/08
A fascinating effort in '70s horror nostalgia, or proof that they don't make them like they used to for good reason.
06/05/08
Argento is admired for his voluptuous use of color and his operatic bloodletting; this is lovely to look at, if you can stand to.
12/17/08
So logically impaired, so clumsily written and so haphazardly designed that it's a sheer delight.
06/05/08
In comparison to the majority of bland Hollywood widgets cranked out on a corporate conveyer belt, these mad, personal misfires are the real masterworks.
06/19/08
The director employs his entire bag of tricks to keep the audience on the edge of their seats, from shock cuts and loud chords on the soundtrack to performances that devour the scenery.
01/10/08
Both the body and the body politic are under attack in Mother of Tears.
03/05/08
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