Ma (2019)

Ma has an interesting premise which goes beyond what the trailers show you, but it falls apart in the third act when the film gives up any pacing and just lurches towards its climax. Any goodwill it had earned with its attempt at creating a complicated character gets spent on a rather forced and gratuitous ending that just doesn't feel earned.

Octavia Spencer is always a fascinating actor to watch. Much of the first part of the film works because of how she crafts her character. You aren't quite sure how sympathetic she will be. She creates a great deal of mystery. But once the film gives up on mystery a lot of that mystique is gone.

The problem becomes the grand plan just doesn't stack up. The schemes and mechanations required for i all to come together  just don’t ring true. Also the ending feels rushed, like hey just decided to finish it up without making it feel authentic.

So in the end what starts out promising kind of piddles out and leaves a lot to be desired.

Ma
Starring: Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Diana Silvers, Luke Evans, Alison Janney
Director: Tate Taylor
Writers: Scotty Landes, Tate Taylor