The two girls are the real stars

Rating: 5/10 (7 July 2013)

This was a very decent horror movie, with a few good jump out of your seat scares. The two little girls are of course what the plot centers around, and they act their parts very well for their young ages. The youngest girl in particular deserves extra credit for her efforts. The scenes of them crawling around like monkeys are very well done, especially the scene when they are discovered for the first time after being missing for so long. The CG effects and Mama character are first class and very convincing. Mama herself is scary enough, at first. Unfortunately she appears too often throughout the movie and this waters down the suspense and her scare factor, a clear case of the bad guy being over utilized. This type of movie is in "The Ring" category, but doesn't have the sense of dread that we often feel with these kind of movies. The ending was a bit sad and that was the only real thing that kept me leaving the cinema fully satisfied.