Mama

"A visually polished but overly repetitive chiller."

"Haunting with its tragically melancholy story, Mama doesn't treat audiences as naïve fools. I am most impressed."

"Fairytale horror that is low on scares and velocity but buoyed by the syrup-thick atmosphere and the creepy stares of the young actresses."

"Instead of delivering buckets of guts and gore, this ghost story offers a strong sense of time and place..."

"A proficient, machine-tooled horror flick."

"The metaphorical mother-child connection becomes a mystical horror show of significant power."

"Mothers, moths, myths - all seemingly thrown together by someone on meths."

"A throwback and a modest delight for people who like a good scare but prefer not to be terrorized or grossed out."

"Plenty of horror movies are willing to settle for making audiences jump. Mama is more ambitious by far: It makes sure viewers are emotionally committed even when they aren't clutching their armrests or covering their eyes."