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By Mark Ramsey (290) for MovieJuice! (290) on 21 Jan 2013

As Jessica gradually decides the girls are lovely examples of childhood in full bloom rather than cootie-carrying carpet vermin, the ghostly…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 21 Jan 2013

The plotting isn't fresh, and the politics are a tad reactionary, but the movie is also shapely, rounded, satisfying - a classical ghost story…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 20 Jan 2013

Narrative weakness and bad horror tropes get in the way and Mama's ending disappoints…

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By Diva Velez (291) for TheDivaReview.com (290) on 20 Jan 2013

While neither groundbreaking or memorable and burdened by a weird resolution, somehow its pop-up shocks and younger cast's beguiling performances…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 19 Jan 2013

Though it's visually elegant...and boasts some genuinely creepy moments, it's narratively thin and repetitive, and relies too much on 'gotcha…

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By Beth Accomando (509) for KPBS.org (509) on 19 Jan 2013

Mama is not a gross out horror film and it's not trying to terrorize you…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 19 Jan 2013

While the child actresses are quite good, only Chastain makes an impression among the grown-ups, and that's more for our willingness to chart…

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By Amy Nicholson (961) for Movieline (883) on 19 Jan 2013

Is this Chastain's reputation-besmirching Norbit? Pshaw -- for my money, it's her best performance yet…

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By Kevin Carr (1,610) for Fat Guys at the Movies (419) on 18 Jan 2013

Had it come out last October as originally scheduled, head-to-head with Sinister, it would have been a mistake…

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By Jason Buchanan (161) for TV Guide (1,527) on 18 Jan 2013

Much like the way a neglected child still looks up to the flawed parent who gives it their best, many horror fans will still love Mama, regardless…

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By Kofi Outlaw (158) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 18 Jan 2013

Despite fizzling into conventional drama, much of Mama is pretty creepy…

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By Christopher Lloyd (287) for Sarasota Herald-Tribune (239) on 18 Jan 2013

The filmmakers manage that rare trick of weaving a pervasive blanket of dark mood, an almost suffocating sense of dread that sets up the boo-gotcha…

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By Bill Gibron (1,013) for PopMatters (2,617) on 18 Jan 2013

Director Andres Muschietti has taken his celebrated short and expanded it out over 100 unnecessary minutes…

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By Witney Seibold (272) for CraveOnline (813) on 18 Jan 2013

Fun ghost story, awesome monster, and Jessica Chastain dressed as Joan Jett. What more could you want…

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By Ethan Alter (997) for Television Without Pity (337) on 18 Jan 2013

The middle section of the film just drags on and on, as Mama lurks about the house popping out an inopportune moments while Muschietti stalls…

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By Luke Y. Thompson (1,447) for The Robot's Voice (149) on 18 Jan 2013

Make no mistake, on the primal level that it needs to, Mama works one hundred per cent; I can't recall being this scared in a movie since the…

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By Eric Melin (822) for Lawrence.com (115) on 18 Jan 2013

The visual effects and sound design are unique, and a pleasure to watch, even when the suspense isn't really working…

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By Betsy Sharkey (695) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 18 Jan 2013

Beautifully envisioned, badly constructed, the only truly terrifying things in the new horror movie Mama are the fake tattoos, short black…

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By Staci Layne Wilson (667) for Yahoo! Movies (43) on 18 Jan 2013

I rather liked the first half - but, caution: cliches abound, and don't go in expecting much based on the much-bandied Guillermo del Toro name…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 18 Jan 2013

There's something eerily effective about juxtaposing childhood innocence with the violent, the supernatural, the deranged…

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