Review of Ma (2019) by Kwwak — 14 Nov 2019

Well... Not a typical horror movie with a lot of jump scares. It's thrilling from the beginning to the end.

This review of Ma (2019) was written by Kwwak on 14 Nov 2019.

Ma has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Trashsorano (1) on 07 Oct 2021

Despite from the lazy, disappointing, underwhelming, unconvincing ending that ruined the whole movie, it was a great experience from the beginning…

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By Qbase (96) on 06 Sep 2019

Η ερμηνεία της Octavia Spencer (η οποία την τελευταία μισή ώρα “δίνει” πόνο) εξουδετερώνει…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 31 May 2019

In a violent, stupid and nauseating creature feature called Ma, she (Spencer) plays a cruel, bloodthirsty monster who tortures and kills off…

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By Jluis_001 (2,242) on 03 Jun 2019

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By Ginak (385) on 04 Jun 2019

I had such high hopes for this movie because Octavia Spencer and Juliette Lewis were in the cast, but sadly this film turned out to be incredibly…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 31 May 2019

Many years ago, an acquaintance of mine said “Who needs good art when you’ve got great trash” and that applies here…

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By Geewah (593) on 26 Dec 2020

Dull and predictable. It's premise is pretty good, the execution not so much…

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By Nick Allen (397) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 30 May 2019

The film proves to be more shallow than its edgy premise and subsequent themes promise…

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By Zombox5000 (2) on 14 Jan 2021

While there are certainly creepy moments in this film, the whole plot and story is very strained and hard to buy into…

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By Alycia Ripley (3) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 31 May 2019

While Ma mostly melds well from quasi-comedy into horror while keeping viewers on edge, it continually fails to investigate its most interesting…

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