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By Katie Rife (451) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 28 May 2019

Spencer provides her character the kind of human dimension only a performer of her caliber could muster…

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By Katie Walsh (1,279) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 28 May 2019

Known for her lovable roles in The Help and Hidden Figures, Spencer goes dark and sadistic with an enthusiastic glee, her signature smile (and…

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By Joshua Rothkopf (1,058) for Time Out (7,510) on 28 May 2019

When Ma breaks bad, it breaks bad hard, with some real wince-inducing moments of bodily harm…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for New Orleans Times-Picayune (573) on 28 May 2019

Spencer makes sure few people will ever forget Ma…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The Verge (432) on 28 May 2019

Watching Ma, it’s hard not to wish it either gave Spencer more space to work through some of the character’s contradictions over the course…

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By Benjamin Lee (469) for The Guardian (2,969) on 28 May 2019

Spencer works hard to keep us on her side and it’s her messy, melancholic character work that endures, a portrait of a woman broken and breaking…

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By Yolanda Machado (67) for TheWrap (3,203) on 28 May 2019

Attempts to be a psychological campy thriller but gets so lost in trying to construct a message that all the exaggerated thrills die before…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 28 May 2019

So it’s a kick to see Spencer dig into the title role in Ma, a Blumhouse scarefest that tries but rarely lives up to the irresistible dynamo…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for The New York Times (9,847) on 28 May 2019

The movie ties itself up in knots as it tries to be provocative without giving offense, and offering more complacency and comfort than terror…

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By Matthew Dougherty (34) for IGN (1,013) on 28 May 2019

There’s plenty to giggle at throughout, and even a few moments that might just give you goosebumps…

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By Matt Donato (975) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 28 May 2019

Ma is a showcase for Octavia Spencer's ability to turn her typecasted traits into utterly disturbing obsession destabilization, but the film's…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Variety (12,700) on 28 May 2019

You can’t take Ma seriously…

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By Kimber Myers (423) for The Playlist (3,871) on 28 May 2019

Taylor’s film only really works if you turn off the rational part of your brain, which isn’t fully developed until you’re in your 20s…

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By Jude Dry (205) for IndieWire (3,631) on 28 May 2019

The suspense builds creepily enough, with a classic fake-out in a strong first act…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 28 May 2019

It’s just that there’s much to recommend it outside of those failings, sharp observations about the trap of small town life and the persona…

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By John Defore (1,351) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 28 May 2019

It quickly spins its shaky premise off into an unconvincing study of emotional need and an even harder-to-believe revenge thriller…

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By Tim Robey (1,578) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 28 May 2019

A midnight-movie, exploitation-savvy version of this film, with Spencer chewing up the scenery like nobody’s business, might feasibly have…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Screen International (2,241) on 28 May 2019

The script takes forever to get started, and once it’s going, labours to create a single plausible character…

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By Henry Stewart (71) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 28 May 2019

In the end, the filmmakers settle for stigmatizing victimhood, abusing Sue Ann almost as much as her former tormentors…

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