Film Review: ‘The Mother’: Jennifer Lopez Needs a New Agent

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5/19/2023Updated: 1/5/2024

R | 1h 55m | Thriller, Action | May 12, 2023

“The Mother,” on Netflix, is a dark action thriller starring Jennifer Lopez as a nameless former assassin, forced out of retirement in order to protect the daughter she gave away at birth. Does that whole premise make you snicker?

Mark Jackson

Film Critic

Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.

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