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 Johnny Oleksinski (478) for New York Post (6,650) on 29 May 2019

Ma is a much more enjoyable ride than the even more preposterous “Greta,” which got lost in undeserved self-seriousness…

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By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 28 May 2019

Ma is one loony little horror film, and Octavia Spencer has a grand old time being the craziest thing in it…

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By Grantd243 (197) on 04 Sep 2019

Ma succeeds in its goal of being an entertaining popcorn flick…

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By Panchogul (602) on 10 May 2020

Ni siquiera Octavia Spencer salva esta película, aburrida y mala a más no poder…

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By Danielsmaru (2) on 13 Jun 2019

MA es una película sin propósito, un guion flojo y una dirección tan básica que sorprende el hecho de haber llegado a cines, aun teniendo…

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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 Matthew Passantino (89) for Film Threat (5,156) on 31 May 2019

The greatest pleasure the movie has to offer is a chance to watch Spencer perform completely unhinged and relish every moment doing so…

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By Godisawoman (3) on 30 May 2019

Love this movie so much stop the servation…

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By Toasty87 (158) on 16 Jul 2020

The plot is good the rest is terrible everything seems forced and rushed…

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By Angelica Jade Bastien (65) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 30 May 2019

Ultimately, to borrow a phrase from writer Michele Wallace, Ma is too wistfully hegemonic to truly work…

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