The high-concept action thriller "The Mother" is ludicrous — but in a good-bad way. This stupefying film defies logic as it grafts grisly violence with a maternal bonding plot. It is like a being hugged by mom, who has wrapped herself in barbed wire.
The nameless title character, aka The Mother (Jennifer Lopez) is introduced in an FBI safe house in Indiana. She is being grilled by agents about her involvement in dealing arms to Adrian (Joseph Fiennes) and Hector (Gael García Bernal), her former lovers. She refuses to reveal much, but she does warn the feds that someone is coming for her. And yet, these men don't listen to "mom," who really does know best. Almost all the feds quickly end up dead, save Cruise (Omari Hardwick), whose wound she staunches while also managing to take out a bunch of bad guys. The Mother also finds time to construct a bomb of sorts before it is revealed she is very pregnant. Cue opening credits.
