I am Mother (2019)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2019
	Director: Grant Sputore
	Actors: Luke Hawker, Rose Byrne, Maddie Lenton, Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby)
	Country: AUS
	Genre: SF, Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 16.07.2019, VOD, 32" TV-screen.
Synopsis: In a bunker, a robot prepares an embryo for growth and birth. It takes care of the girl, alone, until she becomes a young adult.
Review: After movies like The Titan and Io, Netflix continues with the formula of producing SF movies with a scope bigger than Earth, but with a story reduced to a few individuals and locations for cost-effectiveness. I don't dislike the idea, it just has to be well-done. The basic idea of I am Mother is good and reminds me of Isaac Asimov's Foundation stories in which spaceships are sent across the galaxy by humans to conquer it, first containing cryogenic bodies, then embryos to be raised by robots in their first generation, and finally pure digital codes of DNA to be 3D-printed. I found the life in isolation to be well represented, although I was expecting the child to be much more biased (and with less empathy) after being raised by a robot however intelligent it may be. One predictable revelation comes early enough, but the story still managed to surprise me with another, and a welcome opening in its third act from the chlostrophobic rest of the movie. Some details don't add up and the character's reactions are sometimes senseless, but in general the movie is pleasant to watch. Nice acting by Hillary Swank whom I hadn't seen in a while.
Rating: 6 /10