The film release schedule in 2026 has been good for horror. So, when I first came across Jessica Chastain’s viral other mother smile in front odyssey This summer, I immediately marked my calendar for this weekend. i got caught other mother on opening night, and I didn’t get the heartbreaking October release I was hoping for. I found this to be another middle-of-the-road Blumhouse film. But it seems that most critics just plain hate the latest horror movies.
Reviews are still ongoing other mother Since it was screened for the press on opening night, but last time I looked, it was rotten tomatoes The score was 19 percent after 37 reviews. It’s definitely lousy, and has the worst score of any film currently in theaters. Of course I had to look at the reviews. what’s here NY PostJohnny Oleksynski had this to say about it:
Of course, while watching Other Mommy, the only question is: Did the filmmakers kidnap Jessica Chastain?!
Yes, I feel it. Chastain is honestly excellent, but I thought the problem had more to do with the film surrounding her and Arabella Olivia Clark, the young actress who plays her daughter Bella. other mother One of the most awaited of this year Book-to-screen adaptation of author Josh Malerman’s beloved source material. But I’m guessing this is one of those movies that took too many liberties because the plot was kind of all over the place.
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Who can I follow too? DiversitySiddhant Adlakha had to say something about the tone of the film because I was very confused about it. In his words:
…the finished product is one of the weakest and most ineffective works to grace the screen this year, poor in every respect, especially its tone.
In other motherBella becomes haunted by her mother’s doppelganger – who may be a demon. There’s definitely something strange going on, not just today but story-wise. It oscillated between feeling like a horror comedy and a slow-moving horror film. What’s frustrating is that you can tell there could have been a lot more to tell about the family dynamics, but it takes a shallow route. Simon Abrams said this in his review roger ebert: :
The Other Mummy doesn’t have much of a plot, serving more as a vehicle for effects-driven jump scares and thrilling scares.
I liked that it’s a quick 93-minute film, but I also felt disappointed in my theater room, who weren’t on the rollercoaster they signed up for. exactly like this, jobloTyler Nichols briefly shares his thoughts on the Rob Savage film. As he wrote:
Other moms are nothing more than lame jump scares and Jessica Chastain is trying to make the most of it.
other mother It may have really stinker for the critics, but I can’t say I hated it as much as they did. Yes, it’s troublesome, but it’s also just fine. It scared the shit out of me, and I don’t mind a really weird horror movie. I think the problem is that ultimately it didn’t go anywhere new or unfamiliar, even though the marketing made it seem like it might. Here’s another idea from Dread CentralMatt Konopka:
The Other Mommy is probably one of the most disappointing horror movies I’ve seen all year. There’s a lot of promise displayed in the first few scenes, before it kills itself with a brutal about-face and never recovers.
That about sums it up. I would say if you’re planning on watching this in the name of horror season, go watch it. If these reviews make you feel like you’re wasting your time, you’ve now been warned.
outside of other motherYou can take a look at the reactions social calculationWhich is also new for theatres. Also, very divisive miner And truth Both are going into their second weekend and there should be plenty of showtimes at your local theater, too.