“Mother” (*1/2 out of four) was a maddening horror story about a distant married couple (Javier Bardem and Jennifer Lawrence) whose tranquil existence is suddenly disrupted by an uninvited guest (Ed Harris) and his bizarre wife (Michelle Pfeiffer). And that’s unfortunately just the beginning of the story. A huge disappointment from talented director Darren Aronofsky whose in-your-face directing style is extremely annoying in a story that was all-too-obviously ripped off from “The Shining” and “Rosemary’s Baby.” By the end of this mess, you may feel as if you need psychiatric help. Good performances can only do so much with a movie this overbearing and empty.