It's quite sad when a film's trailers look incredibly promising, but the film itself turns out to be something different. That was unfortunately the case with this movie. Starring Jessica Chastain, Other Mommy actually centers on a little girl named Bela whose family is being tormented by a monster that resembles her mother.
The movie was doing way too much. As much as I appreciate it being from a child's perspective, it took that premise and went overboard with it. You can tell that the scares (most of them jumpscares) had a child-like wonder to them to the point were they became severely over-the-top. The other mommy was definitely creepy, but the film was trying to hard to show off how creepy it was. It became ridiculous after a while.
It also didn't help that the parents weren't the greatest. The mom was kind of a jerk while the dad had no backbone. And the final battle/resolution were absolutely terrible. A confession from the mom didn't feel impactful due to how overdramatic the scene was and the last confrontation between the other mommy and Bela felt very underwhelming. What a lame ending.
In terms of positives; the acting was very strong. Jessica Chastain did a very good job on both sides, and also the little girl who played Bela did a fantastic job especially for her age. And as I mentioned earlier, I like that this was shown from a little girl's perspective. I just wish it wasn't overdrive.
Chastain is better than this. With all due respect she is WAY better than this. Thanks For Reading.
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