Um...What?

Rating: 4/10 (30 October 2013)

I am not a Horror movie Buff/person. I don't like them so I don't watch them. But in a bonding experience with my brother I decided to put this on. We wanted a horror movie to jerk our senses awake in the middle of the night. We wanted to curl up in blankets too afraid to look over our shoulders for fear that something might be there. But this movie wasn't it. This movie was really more about the undying love mother's have for their children, and the bond that forms between them.
Now I'm not saying that that's a bad plot line, I'm just saying that it disappointed me a bit when watching it. Jessica Chastain made you believe that loving a child happens involuntary at times and you can do nothing about it. Mama shows that the love and desire you have towards being a mother can never truly die, no matter what stands in your way. And all that is great, but I wasn't jumping out of my seat from fear, or angst, and isn't that what a horror movie is supposed to make you do?
Also, the digital effects that they used for Mama were outdated and cheap looking. Whenever she appeared it looked like a Video game creature, and I half expected the camera to be an RPG character with a gun ready to start shooting her. The blatant showing of Mama took away all essence of the creep factor, another essential thing when it comes to horror movies. I guess the monsters should not be shown too frequently, because if you leave it to the imagination, you'll be more terrified.
Overall, I was disheartened by this movie simply because the movie makers went about telling the story the wrong way. It's not the worst horror movie I have ever seen, but it is definitely up there, despite Chastain's take on her grungy, child-hating character. 4/10