(ESP-ENG) The Mother - mother's love as a lethal weapon!

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The Mother is one of those movies that for a strange reason I was reluctant to see and all because just by watching the trailer you can deduce what the story is about, it's not very complicated really. But then I thought that that would be falling into the mistake that I often criticize and that is that to get an opinion the best thing to do is to see the product and that's it. At first glance the plot is very similar, quite similar I would say, to known productions such as "Taken or Relentless Pursuit" of Liam Neeson or even "Hanna" a 2011 film whose story was made into a series that can be seen on Prime Video, very good indeed. This is not to say that this film is bad but it is predictable.

Another reason why I finally decided to take a look at it was because of the cast, one that has well known actors such as Gael Garcia Bernal, Joseph Fiennes, who is the famous Commander Waterford in the incredible series "The Handmaid Tale" and well Jennifer Lopez herself. A good group of actors can make a difference in a plot but I don't know if this time it was the case because I feel that everything was very superficial and very first layer only. Even so, the action-packed story is, despite the predictable, not a film that bores since the objective is that, to entertain with the chases and shootings. But well, without further ado let's talk a little more in depth about what is the new Netflix.

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This story obviously involves The Mother, I call her that because her name is unknown or at least I don't remember it being said, played by Jennifer Lopez who is a former army combatant who had to go down some dangerous paths. She's one of the best at what she does, hence why she inevitably ends up involved with dangerous people. As expected, these relationships never end well so she ends up being chased by these men forcing her to flee, to hide and to leave behind the most precious and valuable thing in her life. That was not easy but it was strictly necessary given the conditions.

What happened? - Well, she was promised that her daughter would always be safe, but she was not. It is here when our mom comes to light again to recover her daughter and to face the enemies that for so many years have been lurking around creating fear and uncertainty in the life of this woman. It is at this point that the film begins to move forward and fills us with scenes of action, tension, chases, but we will also see how with the adverse circumstances that mother/daughter relationship begins to build on the foundations of survival. As I said it is an action film in which we will see a JLO in a role that at least I had not seen her, jumping cars, killing people, body to body fights, in short, a ruthless woman.

Let's start with the story itself. Personally I found it very shallow, it's good that it's an action movie but sometimes having a little more context of things makes you as a viewer to connect better with what we are being told and what we are seeing. There were things that happened just for the sake of it, as if they were taken for granted and that's where one is left a little in the air; the idea is not to explain everything with the minimum of details but I repeat, having more knowledge of some things would have been nice. This does not mean that the film is not understandable, on the contrary, it is one that can be seen without problems but if you are one of those who like to know a little more and soak up the stories better, this is not the case.

As for everything related to the action scenes, I must say that they were good, entertaining, I did not see anything that one would say is impossible for a human being to do. This mother is a highly trained woman capable of dealing with any kind of threat and she makes that quite clear, in fact from the very beginning of the movie we can notice it. There is a good chase through the streets of a well known Caribbean country that I honestly liked a lot because it takes place both on foot and on motorcycle, car; really little to say about these great scenes, they are not the top ones you are going to see but considering the film that is I think they are acceptable.

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I divide the film into three parts: the context, the preparation and the ending. Each one of different intensity. The film starts a little high, you get hooked and you understand what it's all about and what this mother is capable of; in the second part there is a downturn where we will see the personal and emotional part and how this relationship is being built, we will see how a 12 year old girl begins to prepare for what is coming as for life itself, that's how I saw it. And in the last part is the closing of the portfolio, we witness the end of a story that had been tormenting this woman for years. I have to say that the ending seemed a bit cold to me, I expected more forcefulness, I think everything was very fast and impersonal when it should have been the opposite.

I liked Jennifer Lopez, for me she is not the best actress, I think she is much better at singing and dancing but it is a role that is not easy to play because of everything physically involved, seeing her do everything she does denotes a preparation on her part so that everything within the acceptable would look as smooth as possible. She's tough when she has to be, she's sweet, she's sentimental, she's not bad, but it's not something to get too excited about. She's decent, period. As for the rest, the daughter played by Lucy Paez is literally a child, the typical troubled and confused girl/teenager. And the two other characters, Gael and Joseph, for me they were left to owe, very few of them, I would have liked to see their characters a little more developed.

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I give it a 6.5/10 because I value JLO because it can be a 6/10 without problems. It's not a movie that's going to bore you, you know what's going to happen because it's very predictable and there's not much of that surprise factor but in the end it's entertaining and to pass the time it's worth it. I recommend it if you have nothing to watch, as was my case. It has a duration of a little less than 2 hours and you can find it on Netflix. I leave the trailer for you to see it.

Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
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