They call their families and no one answers. Feeling panicked they start looking in the buildings but cannot find anyone. As they continue they start to yell out to anyone that could hear them. Walking down the street they start to notice that it seems empty. They go down and find there is no continental breakfast. He starts to wake up a sleepy Jenai who doesn't want to get up. That morning Riley is up and ready to go. There is a strange light in the sky that flashes into a blinding light that encompasses everything. Jenai gets up and noticed there is a light coming from outside. Next it is the middle of the night and they are asleep in their hotel room. They walk up to a waterfall and stand under it seemly happy and in love. All the while Riley is still taking pictures. Next they go out with a tour group to the mountainside. They end up at a church and speak to the Pastor who talks to them for a bit about the history of Iceland. Riley talks about his love for taking photos. They stop to eat and discuss if they can find film for the camera. Next they are out site seeing and various other activities while Riley continues to take pictures. They arrive at their hotel, put their things away and look out the window. Riley takes out his camera and starts taking pictures. Still, MAMA is a pretty strong horror film that's not perfect but it's certainly good enough to watch.The couple, Jenai and Riley are napping on a bus that is traveling in beautiful open land. The director does a good job at building up the tension but once the creature actually comes it goes away. Not only is the CGI rather poor but the ghost creation just does so many unrealistic things that you can't help but not be frightened of it.
I'm sorry but I really don't see why you have to have poor looking CGI bring a film down. Now, what really doesn't work in the film is the CGI "mama" character. The supporting players are good too and this is especially true of the two actresses playing the girls. As for Chastain, it's good that some of her caliber is here because a great performance really helps bring credit to the events in the film. The character development here is something quite rare in horror films but I think it really works itself out nicely. That's not the case here because her character doesn't want these girls, doesn't like how they've changed her life and there's not really any cute scenes. In most films like this you have the good person doing good deeds to protect the ones she loves. I thought that really made the film stand out compared to so many other stories was the character played by Chastain. He also managed to use this atmosphere and make it very effective during many of the scenes, which were quite creepy at times. There are a few problems that we'll get to but for the most part I thought director Andres Muschietti did a fine job at really creating a dark atmosphere that hangs around the entire film. MAMA is a feature length version of a short film by the director and for most part it's a successful horror film. The two girls slowly start to come out of their state but it doesn't take long for the couple to realize that there's something else with them. Mama (2013) *** (out of 4) A couple (Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coaster-Waldau) take in their two young nieces five years after they were kidnapped by their father and spent the majority of that time alone and in the wilderness.
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