Undistinguished apart from Rebecca De Mornay's performance as an unhinged mama.
– Charles Gant,
Variety,
11 Jun 2011
fresh:
Mother's Day is distinguished, at least, by De Mornay's porcelain-smile lampoon of castigating matriarchy.
– Nick Pinkerton,
Village Voice,
1 May 2012
rotten:
Notable for a chilling lead performance from Rebecca De Mornay and not much else.
– Christy Lemire,
Associated Press,
2 May 2012
rotten:
The ready crackle of [De Mornay's] studiously demonic performance brings welcome distraction from this otherwise crude litany of torture and wretched death.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2012
rotten:
Stuffed with secrets and characters who can't wait to betray one another, the film offers no one to root for except Mother, whose perverted family values at least remain consistent.