Sadly lacking in the baroque atmosphere and visual aesthetic that elevated Argento above the horror hacks.
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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.
Theatrical Release:Jun 6, 2008 Limited
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
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Reviews for Mother of Tears
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
A kinky alternative to The Da Vinci Code for conspiracy theorists with cast iron stomachs.
06/04/08
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10/18/08
... goofy fun, in its own way. But it's the same goofy fun we've seen in dozens of other films for years now, by Argento and others.
06/20/08
Italian director Dario Argento is revered by hard-core horror fans for his gothic, over-the-top thrillers, but even the patience of his most devoted followers will be sorely tested by Mother of Tears: The Third Mother.
06/05/08
could Argento really, like his Mater Lachrymarum, be returning to bring a second reign of blood, chaos and terror to the world? Or will he, like his heroine Sarah, find himself once again wading through shit? The truth lies somewhere in between.
04/17/08
The best thing about Dario Argento’s The Mother of Tears is that it ends.
06/04/08
Asia Argento's outright horrendous performance ruins what could have been a decent B-movie.
06/23/08
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 hard to find lines and performances like Mother of Tears outside of anything that doesn't come with a XXX rating.
06/06/08
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
Mother of Tears feels like a copy, like someone "doing Argento", instead of the real deal that it could have been.
07/03/08
The Argento touch -- that florid stylishness that made gore and bloodshed feel like the stuff of gorgeously transfixing but profoundly disquieting dreams -- is mostly gone.
06/04/08
This long-awaited final offering about the apocalyptic second sacking of Rome by an unholy pack of demons gets lost in the back alleys of ’70s-era Italian horror films and unconvincing Cinecittà Studio sets.
06/06/08
not nearly enough action and gore, and there's far too much time spent on uncovering secrets and tracking down random tidbits
06/05/08
A gruesome drama enacted by a cast that speaks English with a bewildering variety of accents, Mother of Tears is reliably gruesome and occasionally startling but not particularly scary.
06/26/08
Mother of Tears puts a dent in Argento's rep as a horror maestro.
09/30/08
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