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Claudio C Mama (2013) Creepy, Scary but with a Disappointing Conclusion (11,718 – 11 Jun 2013 / 25 May 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) The senior partner of an investment brokerage Jeffrey (Nikolaj Coaster- Waldau) has a breakdown and kills his two associates and his wife. Then he takes his three-year old daughter Victoria and the one-year-old daughter Lilly and drives his car along a winding snowing road to Clifton Forge. He has a car accident and falls off a cliff. However, he brings his daughters to an abandoned and isolated cabin to kill them, but the children are saved by a creepy ghostly creature. Five years later, Jeffrey's brother Lucas finds the children that were raised without social relationship, and they claim that they have been raised by Mama. Lucas disputes custody with the children's grandmother but Dr. Dreyfuss (Daniel Kash), who is studying the girls, selects Lucas to take care of the children. Lucas lives with his girlfriend Annabel (Jessica Chastain), who plays in a rock'n'roll band, and Victoria and Lilly move to their house. Soon Lucas and Annabel find that the girls were not delusional, and they are not alone in the house. "Mama" is a creepy and scary horror movie, with a frightening story by Andy Muschietti. The girls Megan Charpentier and Isabelle Nélisse have convincing performances in the role of two young sisters that are left alone in the woods for five years. The storyline and its development are excellent even when revisited but underrated by critics. Unfortunately, the conclusion disappoints the viewer and could be better. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): "Mama" My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/26/25 Full Review Audience Member This is actually a pretty good movie. I don't understand the hate from some critics. I haven't seen this movie in many years, but it has aged very well. It also has alot of great scenes and creepy moments. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/17/25 Full Review David C I can understand the critics certainly, I find myself bored with most horrors of this type. I don't know what it is about this film but it has stuck with me since I first saw it. Certain scenes imprinted on me like no other. No other film before or after this has caused me to lose sleep, but I lost two nights over this. Is that not what every horror strives for in it's very essence? For me personally I cannot give less than 5 stars. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/11/25 Full Review Audience Member This is a really good movie for 2013, visuals were indeed bad but the whole story and acting was amazing. I got scared a couple of times real good. SPOILER: there was a sad ending and you don't see those very often so that's also a reason why I like it a lot. I recommend it! Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/25 Full Review S K I’m fairly critical of lazy, trope-based thriller/horror movies (and there are many), but I thought this one was quite good overall. Unique premise, some genuinely creepy scenes, decent SFX…and Jessica Chastian. Not sure why many of the user reviews are so dour. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/10/24 Full Review Audience Member This film very effectively scared me throughout, until reaching the point where the titular creature is revealed clearly. It's not a particularly exceptional film but I thought it was scary, which is what horror films are supposed to be. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/28/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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