Jessica Chastain in “Another Mom.”
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Jessica Chastain’s new horror film Other mom doesn’t get much love from Rotten Tomatoes reviews.
Rated R, Other mom opens in theaters nationwide Friday. In the film, Chastain plays Ursula, whose marriage to her husband (Jay Duplass) is falling apart. The couple’s personal woes take a back seat, however, when a demonic entity physically manifests itself in many different forms – including an Ursula lookalike, known as “the other mom” – with the aim of inhabiting the body of the couple’s 8-year-old daughter, Bela (Arabella Olivia Clark).
Directed by Rob Savage (The bogeyman), Other mom also stars Dichen Lachman and Karen Allen.
From Other mom was not screened for critics, critics only began posting reviews of the film after it began showing during previews on Thursday. Currently, Other mom has not yet received a critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, but 12 of the 15 reviews posted on the site called the film “rotten.” RT Review consensus, audience summary and Popcornmeter score based on verified user reviews are still pending.
Before Other momChastain’s horror films on RT all received “new” review scores. The actress’s 2013 horror thriller Mom — directed by Andy Muschietti — earned a 63% “fresh” rating, while its 2019 reunion with the filmmaker from Computer science: chapter two got a 62% “fresh” review score.
Chastain’s highest rated horror film on RT arrived in 2015 with the film by director Guillermo del Toro Crimson Woodpeckerwhich earned a 72% “fresh” review score.
Note: The RT review score for Other Mommy has been added to this article as new reviews are posted to the site.
What are other critics saying about Jessica Chastain’s ‘The Other Mom’?
Megan Navarro is part RT reviews that give Other mom a “rotten” score, writing: “Other mom is so flat and devoid of tension that by the end of the film, you’re more likely to laugh or groan at the absurd lengths this family will go to to avoid therapy than root for their triumph over an ultimately forgettable demonic entity.
Other mom also gets a “rotten” score from Richard Lawson of The Hollywood Reporter. Lawson writes in his summary of RT’s review: “The film lacks a sense of dreadful buildup that might help its scares sink in more deeply. As it stands, Savage’s film is an engaging but mostly hollow collection of jumpy bits and half-baked mythology.”
Carla Hay Cultural mix also splatters the film with a “rotten” score on RTwriting, “Other mom is an incoherent embarrassment for everyone involved. This time-wasting horror film is nothing but weak scares and stupid characters in this poorly handled story of a demonic entity disguised to look like the wife/mother of the family.
Peter Gray of AU Review also gives the film a “rotten” rating. Gray writes in his RT review summary, “Other mom He may know how to make an entrance, but he has absolutely no idea what to do once he’s in the room.
Karina Adelgaard Horror paradise is among RT the critics who give Other mom a “new” review, asking: “Can it live up to all the hype and record preview ticket sales? Well, I think so. However, moviegoers and critics may disagree with each other. This one seems made for the fans first… as it should.”
Other mom opens in theaters nationwide Friday.
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