Ma

[Ma is] an antihero of the highest caliber...The catharsis was glorious.

The movie itself is fairly ordinary... [But] when [Octavia Spencer] goes bananas, she pulls the rip-cord. She has all kinds of fun.

Ma boasts an impressively against-type performance from Octavia Spencer but not much else that is either truly scary or emotionally engaging.

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.

There's a good movie trapped somewhere in Tate Taylor's Ma. That's the frustrating part.

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.

Though "Ma" is a tad uneven, the movie crackles with uneasy electricity anytime Spencer graces the screen.

Taylor aspires for camp and while the script doesn't fully deliver, Spencer absolutely does. She gives the film an energy that Scotty Landes' screenplay is somewhat lacking.

Though the film contains a timely theme (the long-term effects of bullying), there's something missing from the latest from Blumhouse Pictures.

As a result of its staunch yet muddled writing, Ma ends up being a serviceable camp thriller with a tremendous Octavia Spencer performance.