Not bad could be better

Rating: 7/10 (3 March 2013)

The Good points: decent story kinda felt for the mama even if she was a bitter old thing,good scenery suited the mood of the film .Jessica Chastain was very good as a leading actress. Megan Charpentier & Isabelle Nélisse were superb.The sound affects really did a another layer to the intensity and made the creature more unnatural which helped as it was CGI and at times didn't feel like a threat.
The Bad Points:Nikolaj Coaster-Waldau acting could of been better some scenes he seemed to casual and chilled out e.g seeing black stuff coming out of the wall or being almost run over.The over use of music, it took away from the tension as it was cue that something was gonna happen .Some scenes felt too long and repetitive such as when they were in the house.The shock value also went during the final act, the more we saw of Mama and i found her not that scary during the end Just a bitter spirit.
Conclusion:It's a well made film,the mise en scene was good and really did add a eery tone.The sound effects were really good and helped to make the creature creepy especially when Jessica is in bed.The acting was generally good maybe a little stiff but hey it's horror.