Finally, a modern horror flick worth watching!

Rating: 8/10 (10 May 2013)

I have to say, this was a surprisingly intriguing and well-made horror movie!
The story is a little different, and I think that's the reason why I really got into this movie. On top of that, I loved the design of "Mama". It reminded me of some kind of Silent Hill creature, blended with The Grudge and a witch, if that makes any sense.
The acting was great! The child actors did a very good job, especially the older one. It had some really touching scenes and I even got some watery eyes near the end. Almost crying, from a horror movie? Now that's rare.
But has the movie flaws? Yes, unfortunately it does. I would say the movie has seven characters. That's not that much, but the movie choose to focus on our main protagonist and the two children, which it definitely should! The problem is that the other characters don't get much screen time, and therefore they become less interesting, which means you don't care for them as much. I wanted to root for everybody with this kind of character development dammit! Oh well.
It also has some very predictable jump scares, and that bothered me because this movie would have been just as creepy without the jump scares! On a positive note, there were no cheap boo-right-in-your-face scares. Most of them had some sort of cleverness.
Overall, this movie did really satisfy me, both in story and thrill. It's not for every horror fan though.