Mommy

"Mommy" is a French Canadian film about a 46 year old mother dealing with her beloved son who suffers from ADHD, they immensely struggle through their day to day life but with the presence of their new neighbour Kyla a balance is achieved in the family, together they face an emotional roller coaster of challenges.

I already knew I would like this film beforehand but god was I so wrong, the brilliance of this movie had me and my expectations blown away and a big reason for that was the actors performances, the three leads managed to work extremely well together and individually, their characters have such an authentic and charismatic relationship with each other but also intriguing and entertaining characteristics that make each of them stand out single handedly, they really carried this picture to excellence.

Xavier Dolan should be praised eternally for making this masterpiece, he is the director and the writer which is pretty admirable, I will definitely be checking out his other works from now on.

The movie has a unique 1:1 aspect ratio and no it's not done just for the sake of being different for no contributing reason, in fact it's purpose becomes very apparent once you reach a certain moment in the film.

The best adjective to use when describing "Mommy" is alive, and that's because it truly has a pumping heart, it sticks with you after the credits have rolled, and so does the emotional effect it delivers. I am not embarrassed or hesitated to say that I cried during "Mommy", in fact I got teary-eyed just by thinking about it long after it was over.

There aren't many films that I'm willing to give such rating to but "Mommy" easily deserves it, it has amazing performances, storytelling, cinematography, dialogue, soundtrack and most importantly it delivers a lasting impact on the viewer. This is a Citizen "****ing" Kane !