OH JEEZ IT'S A not creepy ghost o.o

Mama:

Story:

A young couple takes custody of two children, only to discover the wrath of the vengeful ghost that unofficially adopted them.

Review:

I had high hopes for Mama. I really did. Director Andres Muschietti was assisted by Guillermo Del Toro during the making of Mama. Del Toro, as in, the guy who directed Pan's Labyrinth, the Hellboy movies, and Cronos. But unfortunately such high hopes were thrown off a cliff and dashed into the rocks.

What I liked the most:

1. Unintended humor.

The children are supposed to be creepy little barbarians, but they really don't do much other than add unintentional humor to Mama. They're creepy for a span of two minutes, then they become unintended comic relief.

2. Jessica Chastain's portrayal of someone not hunting Osama Bin Laden.

Jessica Chastain could possibly be one of the better actresses out in the field, and it definitely shows in Mama. She knows how to act and how to amplify the emotions her character shows.

What I liked the least:

1. The weakly done attempt to copy Tim Burton's directing style for the ending.

Tim Burton is a great director, and he knows how to make an ending for a film both beautiful and creepy (Corpse Bride, anyone?). Unfortunately he's not directing Mama. The antagonist looks like she came straight out of a Tim Burton movie, and the track for the ending sounds like a Danny Elfman composed track, but there is one problem with all of this:

It's not Tim Burton directing Mama (and Danny Elfman didn't compose the score for this movie).

As such, the ending is a lot weaker than it could have been, and there's no actual concrete conclusion to the story.

2. The other actors.

Jessica Chastain is the only person who does a great job in Mama. The other actors were more hit and miss, most of the time landing on the miss side of their respective fields.

3. The typical psychiatrist.

Of all the things I didn't expect, the psychiatrist was one of them. You'll get deja vu when his character is introduced because almost every other horror film that involves ghosts has a psychiatrist in it. There was no point in him being there.

Who I recommend Mama to:

Well, if you were disappointed by the lackluster The Apparition or House At The End Of The Street, then you might like Mama. It wasn't a complete waste of time, plus the unintended humor is good for later inside jokes (Chop chop).