Review of Mama (2013) by Logan M — 03 Jun 2015

Well developed, but too weak to be scary.

This review of Mama (2013) was written by Logan M on 03 Jun 2015.

Mama has generally received mixed reviews.

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This review contains spoilers. It's a bit of a clunker. The movie is shot very well, creepy dark gloom and one especially cool flashback…

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By Jared S (820) on 20 Oct 2018

If not for director Guillermo del Toro and lead actress Jessica Chastain, Mama might have fell by the wayside to join a plethora of other mediocre…

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By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

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By Joovan M (2) on 26 Sep 2017

If only the second half of the movie, was as good as the first half, which isn't really saying much, if I were to really think about it…

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By Horrorqueen S (46) on 26 Mar 2018

I was so excited for this be made into a full-length film after watching the short film that preceded it…

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By Don S (1,504) on 04 Jun 2017

First a disclaimer: PG-13 horror movies are the bane of the genre in my opinion…

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By Paul N (1,195) on 24 Jul 2018

Not scary, Coster-Waldau is a disappointment on all fronts. Has some campy value, but not enough to warrant more of a rating…

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By Rick S (308) on 03 Nov 2018

Long, repetitive and rather boring & predictable at times. overly mellow dramatic…

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By Meydianarizki21 (184) on 31 Oct 2020

Superb Psychological Horror Mama is the story about two girls who have inadvertently been left alone in the woods to fend for themselves…

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By Nikolas V (10) on 09 Sep 2017

A decent horror film that was good and bad but mostly a good over all film…

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