M.O.M.: Mothers of Monsters

I honestly wasn't sure how to react while watching M.O.M. A psychological thriller about two characters, a mother and a son, each trying to survive the other in a deadly game. The tension throughout the film kept me hooked as I watched with a sense of guilt and sorrow; the deterioration of their disturbing relationships caught on hidden cameras planted throughout their house. Director Tucia Lyman was in command throughout, and the two lead actors, Melinda Page Hamilton and Bailey Edwards, gave strong performances. The film style, cinematography, and editing added to the unsettling emotions throughout the film. I highly recommend M.O.M, which grabs you from the beginning to the end without letting go.

I like completely understand what the writers and actors were trying to portray, and initially they succeed. It was intriguing at first but unfortunately it collapsed under it's own weight, until both actors are left hamming it up and overacting towards the end, and it resembles a soap opera. This will obviously be compared to we need to talk about Kevin, which was a searing and exquisitely executed film about troubled teens and their parents. As a result this ends up looking like a copy of a copy of a copy. There were glaring inconsistencies in the characters behaviours, and although were supposed to be questioning if the kid is capable of murder or not, I found his "teen speak" ("snooze fest" "ain't gonna fly") embarrassing, as teenagers don't talk like that, and his portrayal of a "dangerous" teenager laughable and distracting. I've given it 6 because the production and editing were pretty good for a budget movie.

A solid entry to the suspense , psychological, horror found footage genre. Personally thought there was seeds planted earlier in the film that could of took it down a different route, which may of improved the over all movie and mystery. But the ever changing conflict and complex relationship on a tight rope pulling between love and hate is really the core of the movie and where it stands out, it's well enough acted to be convincing and it chugs along at a nice pace to keep you engaged There is movies out there with similar concepts done better, perhaps not in this style, but I well recommend this movie nonetheless.

Pretty good movie that leaves you guessing all the way til the end. Definitely worth the watch. Wasn't expecting much, but got a lot more. Didn't add much to the genre, but kept me very entertained throughout. I'd give it a shot.

Nice little potboiler with great direction and interesting performances. With all the choices and platforms out there now its a nice little rush when i come across something that grabs my attention and holds it. Id love to see more from this director. Give it a watch, it really pays off!