Ma (2019)

Good: No doubt, Octavia Spencer carries the film and without her, the film would have easily crumbled and been unwatchable. And that's about it for the good....

Bad: The story's goal/main theme is not interesting and the choices of the characters are, like always, stupid and ignorant. The romance is forced and unbelievable. The story and characters are under-developed and are not given detail. The film lacks a scare factor/shock-value and the only times the audience jumped were in unnecessary jump scare scenes throughout a campy horror flick.

Overall: Besides Octavia Spencer, the cast is throw-away and do not add much to the film making it its own. This is a skip, at most a wait for Netflix. Messy with loose holes as it never fully develops and dark humor that's cringe and laughable.

*The movie's lesson here is to have common sense!

1.5/5

Fmovies: A tale of a demented woman. Well written and acted . We won't see an Oscar nomination for this movie, however it is definitely an enjoyable film.

I thought this movie was great overall, although I wish it had more suspenseful scenes. If it weren't for the A-List actors/actresses, this movie would be labeled as a high-quality B-rated film.

Ma fmovies. Ma (3 out of 5 stars).

Ma is a decent horror thriller film which Octavia Spencer delivers playing the creepiest character ever but the film's direction is uneven, dull, and it just lacks the energy to carrying out this thriller.

The plot follows Ma (Octavia Spencer) which she buys alcohol for teenagers Maggie (Diana Silvers) and her friends. She also invites them to party in her basement. When Ma's behavior gets worse when they are trying to distant themselves with her. Her behavior gets out of control.

It is a good psychological thriller. Ma who is suffering from the traumatic events of her past such as being bullied and humiliated. Which she sees her adult classmates and their teenage kids lurking around.

The direction gets lost with losing its suspense and thrills. It is a little dull and boring in moments. The characters are uninteresting. The teenagers are written to be stupid characters in the movie. The film does set a very good unsettling disturbing feeling. Which may leave you cringing for the victims.

Overall, Ma is a fair film. It is a slow and dull thriller. Octavia Spencer delivers the creepiest role yet. Sadly, the direction is filled with dumb characters and boring moments.

Just don't expect too much!

It's not a horror movie, it's some sort of fun teen thriller-ish movie with some twisted scenarios but overall a quite simple script. It's not very scary, though there are a fez fun jump scares. Turn off those critical brain cells and just enjoy the movie...

I guess I can say that I didn't get bored watching this movie.

For reference maybe it's good to know that I watch movies for entertainment purposes. If you are in it for the "art" (think of the most boring movie 'It comes at night'), you might be disappointed. If you enjoy entertaining flicks like 'Happy deathday' or 'The Babysitter' or stuff like that, I'm sure you will enjoy this one.

Don't understand why people get stuck on realism when they judge this movie. Sure there are a few over-the-top moments, but why does that matter? Not every movie needs to be Oscar bait. It's creepy and menacing, just like it's supposed to be.

Obviously, Octavia Spencer nails it as a former high-school wannabe, who struggles with breaking free from her past. Naturally most people like her wouldn't take it this far, but I'm from a small town, and that post high-school trauma is very real for a lot of people. And this being a horror movie, why not exaggerate a few things and have some fun with it?

Juliette Lewis also deserves a mention. She does not have a lot of screen time, but surely makes the most of it. I can not understand why she isn't getting better parts, in even greater movies, because she is fantastic.

7/10