Film Review – Mama

It’s important to take Guillermo del Toro’s executive producer credit
seriously, as “Mama” bears all the signs of his previous work. It’s a
ghost tale with an almost storybook atmosphere, despite its search for
forbidding areas of confrontation between the unaware and the undead.
It’s spooky and weird enough to work, with a knockout resolution that
maintains the story’s integrity — the cinematic equivalent of finding a
four-leaf clover. Sure, flaws are readily apparent and length is an
issue, but “Mama” is after a retro atmosphere of spookiness, trusting in
the art of unease. It’s skillfully made and manages to provide the
willies with only a few cheap shocks, making the movie something of an
anomaly in a genre that routinely amplifies its scares and pulls its
punches. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com