Mama(2013)- User Reviews

"Mama" is great! This is how the story goes: Five years ago, sisters Victoria and Lilly vanished from their suburban neighborhood without a trace. Since then, their Uncle Lucas and his girlfriend, Annabel have been madly searching for them. But when, incredibly, the kids are found alive in a decrepit cabin, the couple wonders if the girls are the only guests they have welcomed into their home. As Annabel tries to introduce the children to a normal life, she grows convinced of an evil presence in their house. Are the sisters experiencing traumatic stress, or is a ghost coming to visit them? How did the broken girls survive those years all alone? As she answers these disturbing questions, the new mother will find that the whispers she hears at bedtime are coming from the lips of a deadly presence.

The cast led by Jessica Chastain (as Annabel) & Nikolaj Coster-Wadlau (as Lucas / Jeffrey) is great. The directing by Andres Muschietti (who also wrote the story & screenplay) is great. The story by Andres Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti (who also produced and co-wrote the screenplay) & the screenplay by Andres Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti & Neil Cross is great.

The music by Fernando Velazquez is great. The cinematography by Antonio Riestra is great. The film editing by Michele Conroy is great. The casting by Robin D. Cook is great. The production design by Anastasia Masaro is great. The art direction by Elis Lam is great. The set decoration by Patricia Cuccia, set designs by Aleksandra Marinkovich is great. The costume design by Luis Sequeira is great. The special effects coordinated by Warren Appleby, supervised by John MacGillivray is great. The visual effects coordinated by Nick Colangelo & Naomi Foakes, supervised by Joan Amer, David Heras, Edward Taylor IV & Aaron Weintraub is great. The special make-up effects by David Marti, Montse Ribe, Jordi Morera, Raquel Munuera & Pablo Perona Navarro is great.

This is a great horror movie that is different and entertaining. It is also a well-made and well-crafted chiller, as well. Jessica Chastain is great and nearly unrecognizable as Annabel. This is also an interesting supernatural thriller that was executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, a filmmaker known for his supernatural roots in film.