The streaming debut of “Mothers’ Instinct” has been a long time coming. I caught this dark thriller back in March (it got an early release in the U.K.), with its Stateside theatrical release finally arriving in late July, before heading over to video-on-demand platforms this week.
This slower global rollout could be the reason this movie, which pairs together the ever-excellent Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, failed to gain much traction at the box office. In fact, it’s a flick that I’ve heard very little discussion about in general. Its largely middling critical reception similarly may not have helped draw much interest from viewers.
