Mom and Dad

Plot summary

This action thriller follows an unexplained occurrence in a town that forces parents to turn violent against their children for no apparent reason for 24 hours.

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Jeff’s take

When this movie was first released, I had only heard about it. I had never seen the trailer, and up until just recently, I had no desire to watch it.

Having said that, it did fit the description of what I believe to be my preferred movie genre.

There was enough violence, coarse language and mature content for the movie to fit the type of thriller I would normally choose to watch.

I know that they technically say that there’s no apparent reason for the violence from parents toward their kids, but as far as I’m concerned, it should have just been a marketing thing because it appears to be very clear what drove the parents to turn against their kids.

This is coming from a guy who fails to pick up on the central plot of most movies until the end.

However, right from the beginning of this film, children and especially teenagers are seen disobeying their parents’ requests, despite them being very common requests, such as not fighting over toys and being home at a certain time.

In the end, every parent has their breaking point when they’ve repeated the same requests over and over again, only to find themselves having roughly the same argument with their kids.

I’ve actually had this same experience with my own mother, even at my current age.

I’ve come to the realization that even parents can only take so much, and once they’ve exceeded how much they can handle, they lose their patience and snap.

Having said that, I don’t know if most parents would get mad enough to do some of the things the parents in this movie were doing.

However, this is what made this movie so entertaining. You just knew that the parent could snap at any moment, and I’m sure everybody wanted to see what was going to happen.

I believe this is what they call an edge-of-your-seat thriller.

As good as this movie was, it did have its moments that I don’t agree with.

The scene in question occurs when a newborn baby is violently attacked as soon as it is born.

I believe they went too far with their inclusion of this scene, as the baby couldn’t defend itself.

This is something that I could drop the final score for, but I won’t do that, as the rest of this movie was great!

This is a must-watch for any person who is a fan of thriller movies!

Jeff-O-Meter final score: 10/10