Amanda and her daughter live a quiet life on an American farm, but when the remains of her estranged mother arrive from Korea, Amanda becomes haunted by the fear of turning into her own mother.
- Released: 2022-03-18
- Runtime: 83 minutes
- Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thrillers
- Stars: Sandra Oh, Fivel Stewart, Dermot Mulroney, Odeya Rush, MeeWha Alana Lee, Tom Yi, Mark Kirksey
- Director: Iris K. Shim
Comments
- samantha_randall-92984 - 20 January 2024
Worst film I've ever seen
There is nothing scary about this film at all, it's utter crap. There is nothing worth watching about this film, wanted to turn it off after 30 minutes but wanted to see how it ended as I had started it. Very boring, could have been so much better. Very fake and abstract. There is nothing scary about this film at all, it's utter crap. There is nothing worth watching about this film, wanted to turn it off after 30 minutes but wanted to see how it ended as I had started it. Very boring, could have been so much better. Very fake and abstract. Don't waste your time, find a better film, I promise you won't regret it. - Shadowking1001 - 17 April 2023
Was excited to watch it, but regretted I did
This is one of the movies where that did not a direction as to how it should flow.
The beginning one third managed to create some curiosity. The middle one third looked promising with some good cinematography and building of horror movie-like atmosphere.
However, the final one third was all over the place, and sadly didn't amount to much at all. The movie inexplicably departed from the nice build-up of tension, and most annoyingly, the climactic resolution was incredibly tepid. It seemed like they were running out of money and time, and so decided to end the movie as soon as possible.
In summary, the acting and cinematography were decent (added one star for this). However, the directing was poor and resulted in the haphazard flow of the movie. Unless you are really desperate to watch something, I would give this movie a pass, because there is nothing new or good here. - becky-92346 - 10 November 2022
This film made me feel nothing.
Umma (2022) follows a woman who's past comes to haunt her when she receives the remains of her abusive mother. This was very disappointing and there was no interesting story throughout the whole film. The cinematography was decent but nothing else was outstanding.
The cinematography for this film was pretty good and there were some good shots, also there was some good mood lighting in the first half. However, at times the lighting is way too dark and I found it hard to see what was going on. In terms of effects, this film wasn't good. There was a CGI fox near the end that looked terrible and Antichrist (2009) did it way better.
The movie had a very dull score with not much to it, meaning it added nothing to the experience of watching and invoked zero emotion. The sound design, on the other hand, was pretty decent and created somewhat of an atmosphere.
The acting was decent but nothing special and the dialogue just felt incredibly mediocre. Some of the acting felt unnatural too and I feel the actors didn't give their strongest performances. However, I did feel for the characters and the mother-daughter relationship was written to be pretty realistic.
The film wasn't gripping and I found it hard to be interested. When I was half way into the film, literally nothing had happened and the tension wasn't high enough to be impactful. There was just no driving force and it all felt weak with no scares, making it very forgettable for me. - Marty73022 - 8 September 2022
Enjoyable Enough
Umma was a very refreshing movie for me. It's not too often that I watch horror movies, and the psychological horror genre is one that isn't too common. I enjoyed watching the small cast of characters, who were all portrayed very well thanks to good acting. The cinematography was also unique with camera angles shifting through scenes and great usage of the darkness to help visualize the trauma the characters were feeling. However, there is one big issue with this movie that makes me unable to rate it higher than a 6. I reserve 7 and up for movies that I'll want to rewatch, this movie has nothing to offer in a rewatch. The entire message of the movie is force fed to you, the movie leaves nothing for the audience to think about or consider. Umma also won't leave any impression on me, because the message of this movie is targeted towards a specific type of person which I'm not categorized with. While I can understand the characters, it's impossible for me to relate to the characters because I don't have anything in common with them. I believe this is true for most people. - funnycommentor - 16 August 2022
4,7 rating seriously??
The plot of the movie wasn't very innovative, but it was kinda interesting. The storyline was nice, of course there were some plot holes and it wasn't very well explained. The characters were well-developed and very interesting (actually, there were only 2 main characters, the mother and her daughter). The location of the movie was nice, just a big house in the middle of nowhere, lol. It wasn't very scary, nor creepy. However, there were some jumpscares, but most of them were predictable and not intense, at all. In my opinion, that movie should be rated "R", instead of "PG-13". I have to admit, that it wasn't a very intense movie. It was more of a psychological thriller, not a horror film. The acting was descent and the casting was nice. The ending scene was kinda unexpected and it was kinda weird (some questions left unanswered). I don't think they're gonna make a sequel. Last but not least, that movie was very informative about Asian culture and it was portrayed really well!
