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Mama is the lastest horror movie to carry the prestigious stamp of
being “presented by Guillermo del Toro” – following in the tradition of
such films as The Orphanage (2007) and Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
(2010). Mama tells the story of Victoria (Megan Charpentier) and Lilly
(Isabelle Nélisse), two little girls whose tragic family history leaves
them stranded in the woods for five years’ time.
When their
father’s twin brother, Lucas (Game of Thrones star Nikolaj
Coster-Waldau), finally tracks the girls down, it seems like the reunion
is a small miracle; although Lucas’ punk-rock girlfriend Annabel
(Jessica Chastain) isn’t too thrilled with the sudden shift from
starving artist to maternal figure. It doesn’t help things when Annabel
begins to suspect that the girls may not have been fending for
themselves out there in the woods. Something watched over them, and is
still watching over them in their new home; an entity the girls only
refer to (in secretive whispers) as “Mama.”
Typically with these
“del Toro presents” films, the acclaimed filmmaker uses his clout to
both support a creepy/frightening tale that caught his macabre
attention, while also helping to showcase the work of a freshman
feature-film director. Stepping up to bat this time is Andrés
Muschietti, the writer/director who made the 2008 Mama short film that
this feature-length version is based on. Muschietti proves himself to be
a visual and conceptual talent, and his film is definitely boosted by
the talent of Chastain (in her pre-Oscar nom days) and the two young
actresses who serve as its stars. However, while the concepts, acting
and construction of the film all show hints of great skill, the
execution of the storyline is where Mama fails to capitalize on its own
potential.
In terms of direction, Watch Mama Online Free
is a pretty strong debut for Muschietti. The cinematography is dark but
vibrant (full of earthen tones) and the sequences are all visualized
and constructed in sharp, creative ways. Most of the film is confined to
two locations (the woodland cabin where the girls are found and a house
where Lucas, Annabel and the girls are living) but how Muschietti
chooses to use these set pieces and the tight space therein is fairly
smart and engaging most of the time. Instead of the usual ‘calm by day,
scary by night’ progression, we instead get a lot of clever scare
moments executed at all times of day (even broad daylight), using angles
and framing to give even mundane moments (like doing laundry) a creepy
edge.
At 100 minutes run time, Mama isn’t exactly epic in
length – yet it still shows the sort of fatigue and confusion that can
often appear when one tries to stretch a short film out to feature
length (see also: Shane Acker’s 9). While short stories allow for the
quick introduction and immediate payoff of great core concepts, longer
formats of storytelling require a pacing and careful balancing of time
and attention that Muschietti just can’t quite get right. What we do get
is about 60 minutes’ worth of very good and effective ghost story, made
to look less attractive by the 40 minutes of fat hanging off of its
middle. It’s regrettable since there is so much that the film does well,
but as it stands, Mama is just a fairly good time, and would not be a
bad call as a future rental. Watch Mama Movie Online
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