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 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 Justin Chang (1,535) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 29 May 2019

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 29 May 2019

Ma is, at heart, an overly familiar story of terrorized teens, albeit one that manages to find a few new twists to that tired trope…

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By Bataguila (144) on 09 Sep 2019

Es entretenida, ningun momento te aburres, hasta parece que si pasaria en la realidad…

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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 Lamontraymond (377) on 03 Jun 2019

Wow, this is MUCH better than I thought it would be. Why in the world did I see that crapfest Rocketman before this last weekend…

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