Audiences are all WTF about 'mother!' and we're here for it

But they don't DISLIKE it.
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Proma Khosla
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Whether you waited with bated breath or it just kind of snuck up on you, the theatrical release of Darren Aronofsky's mother! has arrived. Starring Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem as a married couple who brings strangers into their homes, mother! is hard to describe, hard to watch, and hard to process. At least, that's what preliminary audiences felt...but they don't seem to mind.

Critics, including Mashable's Angie Han, already gave their thoughts on the WTF-factor of the buzzy film.

Here's what some of the first non-critics to view mother! had to say Friday morning.

mother! is now in theaters.

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.

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