Total FilmThis is a film with aspirations far beyond the cynical wave of torture terrors and found-footage horrors, even if a surreali...
Richard RoeperMama succeeds in scaring the wits out of us and leaving some lingering, deeply creepy images.
New York Daily NewsIf you're going to have a ghost in your movie, it might be a good thing to present a viable alternative to that ghost. Mama,...
The Boston GlobeThe frustration ... is how much the movie leans on made-ya-jump scares and contrived plot devices when its quieter chills an...
Rolling StoneYou know something is up when what looks like a cheapie fright flick is produced by Guillermo Del Toro and boasts an Oscar-n...
The Philadelphia InquirerLike another del Toro stamp-of-approval Spanish horror entry, The Orphanage, Muschietti's Mama is full of arty tropes - sepi...
Wall Street JournalMama announces the arrival of a director who works unusually well with actors-the two children are truly scary-and who creat...
The New York Times Instead of delivering buckets of guts and gore, this ghost story offers a strong sense of time and place, along with the kin...
San Francisco ChronicleMama is skillfully made, and although Chastain is the best thing in it, she's not the only thing in it.
Washington PostThere's something dead and rotting at the center of Mama, and it isn't the ghost of the woman who lends the horror film its ...
New York PostChastain has an excellent time. And so did I, for most of the movie: It's much more suspenseful than violent, being careful ...
Los Angeles TimesThe metaphorical mother-child connection becomes a mystical horror show of significant power. Sadly it comes too late to sav...
SlateEven if the beats are familiar, Muschietti sustains a remarkable mood throughout: wintry, elemental and stark, like a late S...
ReelViewsMama follows an unfortunate recent pattern that has emerged in low-budget horror films, especially those with PG-13 ratings.
Chicago Sun-TimesVery few horror movies would last past the second act if the characters in these films were actually fans of horror movies.
Entertainment WeeklyThere's a so-spooky-it's-funny moment in Mama that demonstrates how a relatively simple and derivative horror film, if execu...
Hollywood ReporterA tasty, more teasing than shocking horror item with special appeal to teen girls.
Film School RejectsSilly and obvious subplots; third act falls beneath the weight of explanations, CGI and stupidity
IGN MoviesThis is a fine first film for director Andres Muschietti and, despite some missteps and disappointments, very well could be ...
JobloFor me, MAMA is a film that teeters on the brink of being good or bad, but the top-notch acting, stylish visuals, and surpri...
Black Sheep ReviewsA stylish thriller, if somewhat conventional, that showcases a promising new filmmaker.
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Partial Film Information
Director: Andy Muschietti
Writer: Andy Muschietti
Studio: Universal Pictures
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier
Release: January 18, 2013
Writer: Andy Muschietti
Studio: Universal Pictures
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier
Release: January 18, 2013
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