Ma
critic Reviews
, 55% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Octavia Spencer's performance overpowers many of Ma's flaws, but uneven pacing and a labored story keep this thriller from fully realizing its unhinged potential.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSezín KoehlerBitch Media
[Ma is] an antihero of the highest caliber...The catharsis was glorious.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTim CogshellFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
The movie itself is fairly ordinary... [But] when [Octavia Spencer] goes bananas, she pulls the rip-cord. She has all kinds of fun.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRoxana HadadiPajiba
Ma boasts an impressively against-type performance from Octavia Spencer but not much else that is either truly scary or emotionally engaging.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAramide TinubuStylecaster
Unfortunately, with the campy script and the plot line ripped straight from Hulu's The Act-by the third act of Ma, the movie literally implodes in on itself leaving the audience wondering, wtf they just watched.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreK. Austin CollinsVanity Fair
There's a good movie trapped somewhere in Tate Taylor's Ma. That's the frustrating part.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJocelyn NoveckAssociated Press
The Oscar-winning actress (Octavia Spencer) is the only reason to see "Ma," and she's clearly having a grand old campy time playing Sue Ann.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreNicolas SotoBut Why Tho? A Geek Community
Overall, I did not really enjoy watching the film nor can I recommend it.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreKeith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
...there is only so much you can pull from what can best be described as run-of-the-mill teen stock characters.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreTaylor BakerDrink in the Movies
Episode 39: Ma / The Souvenir / Lenny / Cabaret
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKip MooneyCollege Movie Review
The good kind of trash.
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