MOTHERS' INSTINCT

Celine (Anne Hathaway) and Alice (Jessica Chastain) star as neighboring homemakers in 1960s New Jersey. They and their children, Celine's Max (Baylen D. Bielitz) and Alice's Theo (Eamon Patrick O'Connell) are the best of friends. That all suddenly changes however when Max has an accident and dies. Stricken with grief, the lose proves to be too much for their friendship to maintain as Celine begins to show signs she secretly blames Alice for his sons untimely passing. However, is it all in Alice's head or is Celine making a play to get revenge? It's a decent psychological brain teaser. Does Celine actually blame Alice or is Alice reading more into it than there is? 2 Oscar winners in Hathaway and Chastain, they are what intrigued me the most in convincing me to watch this. And while they're both passable, the story at times keeps you guessing but never enough to fully engage the viewer. Both actresses have put forth better work and while the ending had a neat little twist to it, overall, this felt very mid and somewhat disappointing based on Hathaway's and Chastain's prior work. 6/10