Review:
The fact that this film was executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, we need to be really cautious especially after the disappointing horror film in "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark". The trailer was quite nice but the actual film didn't. It's a simple story of how 2 girls stay hidden and isolated from the world in a cabin for 5 years with a supernatural ghostly creature called "Mama'. After being discovered, the girls was brought to stay with their uncle and her rocker girlfriend. However, soon strange things started to occur and it seems that "Mama" wanted to be with the girls. Premise seems good, originality story seems okay but one big flaw in this movie is - the supernatural ghostly figure is shown too fast too soon in the movie. And the worst thing is it looks a little cartoon rather than real, somehow the CGI is so bad that the fear factor is gone the moment Mama was reveal. The story is also half-bake and seems illogical too. For example, the psychologist Dr. Dreyfuss found some discovery of who "Mama" was and decided to go to the old cabin "Alone" and in the middle of the night to see her presence. For goodness sake, it is insane to go there alone, and he goes there in the middle of the night. There goes one meat for the creature. Then, we have the creature hiding in the closet and keep attacking people like the girl's uncle- Lucas, and the funny thing is Lucas didn't reveal these details of the cops or even her girl friend. A simple waste of time watching this movie.
Verdict:
Only 1 star out of 5. Poor
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