Review of Ma (2019) by Toasty87 — 16 Jul 2020

The plot is good the rest is terrible everything seems forced and rushed .

This review of Ma (2019) was written by Toasty87 on 16 July 2020.

Ma has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Angelica Jade Bastien (65) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 30 May 2019

Ultimately, to borrow a phrase from writer Michele Wallace, Ma is too wistfully hegemonic to truly work…

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By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 28 May 2019

Ma is one loony little horror film, and Octavia Spencer has a grand old time being the craziest thing in it…

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By Johnny Oleksinski (478) for New York Post (6,650) on 29 May 2019

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By Nick Allen (397) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 30 May 2019

The film proves to be more shallow than its edgy premise and subsequent themes promise…

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By Ginak (385) on 04 Jun 2019

I had such high hopes for this movie because Octavia Spencer and Juliette Lewis were in the cast, but sadly this film turned out to be…

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Octavia Spencer and Juliette Lewis are fantastic in this. Diana Silvers was also very good in this, this movie is mostly okay…

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Those who enjoy Blumhouse productions for their unabashed silliness will be pleased to discover a sticky slice of schlock, with both…

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