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Andy MuschiettiPhotographie:
Antonio RiestraMusique:
Fernando VelázquezActeurs·trices:
Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Javier Botet, Megan Charpentier, Daniel Kash, Isabelle Nélisse, Morgan McGarry, Jane Moffat (plus)VOD (3)
Résumés(1)
Guillermo del Toro présente Mama, un thriller fantastique qui raconte l'histoire de deux petites filles qui ont disparu dans les bois le jour où leurs parents ont été tués. Quand elles sont sauvées, des années plus tard, et qu'elles commencent une nouvelle vie, elles découvrent que quelqu'un ou quelque chose cherche encore à les border pendant la nuit. 5 ans auparavant les 2 sœurs, Victoria et Lilly, disparaissaient de leur banlieue sans laisser de trace. Depuis lors, leur oncle Lucas (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) et sa petite amie, Annabel (Jessica Chastain), les cherchent comme des fous. Mais, lorsque les enfants sont retrouvées vivantes dans une cabane délabrée, le couple se demande si elles sont les seules à s'inviter chez eux. Tandis qu'Annabel tente de les initier à une vie normale, elle est de plus en plus convaincue d'une présence maléfique dans leur maison. Les 2 soeurs souffrent-elles d'un réel traumatisme, ou y a–t-il un fantôme qui leur rend visite? Comment ont-elles pu survivre seules pendant toutes ces années? (Universal International FR)
(plus)Critiques (5)
Nettement meilleure que la production précédente de Guillermo del Toro, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. Elle fonctionne comme film d’horreur à frissons, malgré sa nature de patchwork et de récupération tous azimuts (le design et les mouvements de l’épouvantail sont une copie conforme des esprits de The Grudge). Grâce à la redoutable efficacité du suspense et des jump scares, on pardonnera la formule éculée du déménagement dans une maison. Le film bénéficie aussi de la prestation de Jessica Chastain, qui lui donne l’aspect d’une production de rang supérieur. Oubliez juste le final sur la falaise.
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In nine months I will look back at most of this film as a sample of the best the horror genre has produced this year. A slowly built atmosphere, unsettling moments, good actors. It’s almost at the level of last year’s Sinister, so I’m very satisfied. The ending is such a shame, though. Maybe the emotional aspect worked on paper (a poignant ending like this could have been something), but on screen it simply doesn’t. The culprit is all that unnecessary CGI, where not only the monster is digital (it looks really weird, and in this case I don’t mean it as a compliment), but everything around it is, too (the cliff, and If it isn’t, it does look like it is). As I say, it’s a pity, but not even those last ten minutes are bad enough to erase the previous hour and something of proper horror.
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As I read through the comments here, I find that I am one of the few who liked the cliffhanger ending. But from my perspective, it was the finale that made Mama more than the above average horror film it had been up to that point. Jessica Chastain was excellent, the girls were initially much more scared than their digital dead tutoress, but Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was completely useless. Best scene? Probably the one where Lilly was playing in her room while the others were walking down the hall.
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We have no choice but to smile in recognition, because the Spaniards have once again pulled it off and made things even more difficult for their Hollywood competition, whose production of quality horror films has stagnated in recent years. Mama convinced again me of how beautiful and unique horror can be when a capable filmmaker takes it on. Andres Muschietti does a really great job, managing to create a very uncomfortable atmosphere from the first seconds, and some scenes gave me chills like I haven't had with any other film in a long time. I'm not a big fan of ghost stories, but here I was as tense as a guitar string the whole time and I really wanted all the heroes to make it out alive and sane. Much credit can also be given to the actors, who are very likeable and believable. It's a pity about the ending, which goes way over the top, but I guess there was nothing much that could be done with the story there. As a whole, I’m giving the film 4*, but if I were to ignore the story and rate only the execution and the resulting audience effect, it would be a clear 5*. :)
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Mama is a pretty weak brew in terms of horror movies, because to be honest, I was kind of expecting more scares. The premise isn't bad, the visuals are also good, but then comes the very strange digital rendering of the monster, which isn't exactly "realistic". At the beginning the film had the potential to become a decent representative of its genre, but unfortunately it became a mediocre item, which is quite common nowadays.
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