Very few horror movies have done this with character development.

Rating: 8/10 (18 January 2013)

I was extremely surprised with this movie. The character development was sensational. Jessica Chastain was really good. She went from an irresponsible, un-child wanting rocker. To a loving mother. The daughters went from psycho, savage human beings. But eventually they find happiness. Especially at the end, Lilly gets what she has always wanted, to be with "mama". Victoria gets a true mother and father. I haven't seen much character development in a horror movie at all. The most before this was Sydney from the "Scream" franchise, and that was rather minor. The way that this all comes together in the end is incredible. Even "mama" has a beautiful (yet disturbing) revelation. An intense movie like this needed some sort of relief and it has a few funny little bits. The script was written well and the story was really unique. The scares were frequent and they kept me on the edge of my seat. I can some it up by saying, I highly recommend this movie due to the great story, script, scares, and character development.