Australian filmmaker Grant Sputore's direction keeps viewers on their toes, and we never quite know who to trust.

| Feb 21, 2020

It's an exciting film to watch, but an even better one to think about after - preferably in the company of a real, physically present person.

| Jun 20, 2019

It's rich material, handled brilliantly by first-time feature director Grant Sputore, a West Australian, working from an intelligently wrought screenplay from American Michael Lloyd-Green.

| Jun 20, 2019

An intriguing premise, fine performances and a string of startling reveals that just keeps on coming make this Australian sci-fi film a real winner -- and a must-watch for the Black Mirror set.

| Jun 20, 2019

A smart, low-budget science fiction head-scratcher that doesn't exactly jump out and thrill you, but offers interesting twists beneath its stillness.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 14, 2019

Frustrating but engrossing, and impossible to critique in-depth without spoilers because it's driven by regular plot twists.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 14, 2019

Rugaard, a Danish-Irish 21-year-old, feels like a major discovery - she's the not-so-secret motor of I Am Mother, a dynamic presence that lends blood, guts and soul to this dystopic vision.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 14, 2019

I Am Mother maintains a tension that should keep even the most skeptical viewer hooked on the proceedings.

| Jun 12, 2019

It had me hooked start-to-finished, though I wish I had something a bit more concrete to walk away with...still, a very impressive feature debut...

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 7, 2019

Green's plot is occasionally predicated on too-convenient plot point...but no amount of narrative corner-cutting can undermine the aesthetic beauty of this impressive calling-card film, which suggests bigger things to come from its promising director.

| Jun 7, 2019

It's great fun. And it looks nice too.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 7, 2019

Sputore, working with spare elements, heightens tensions at every turn, and gets the most out of his dynamic, all-female cast. "I Am Mother" is a knockout.

| Original Score: B+ | Jun 7, 2019

The film just has too much other stuff going on to delve into what it'd be like growing up as the first and so far only member of Humanity 2.0. That's a failing, but an eminently forgivable one.

| Original Score: B- | Jun 7, 2019

I Am Mother is undoubtedly a strong calling card with plenty on its mind. I just wish it had figured out what to do with it all.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 7, 2019

I Am Mother is an engaging sci-fi thriller-meets-coming of age drama, with three strong lead performances.

| Original Score: 7.9/10 | Jun 7, 2019

Think of it as a movie-length episode of The Twilight Zone or Black Mirror.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 7, 2019

Clearly, I Am Mother is thematically rich. It's just not dramatically rich.

| Feb 5, 2019

"I Am Mother" is exactly what it seems: a good-looking allegory that postures like it's wrestling with more ideas than it actually is.

| Original Score: C | Feb 1, 2019

While "I Am Mother" does show its cards a touch too early, it never ceases to be intriguing and tense.

| Jan 27, 2019

An uncommonly ambitious feature debut with impressive design work, sharp visual effects, a fabulous A.I. creation and a compelling lead performance from talented Danish newcomer Clara Rugaard.

| Jan 26, 2019