PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

harrihuttunen I'm sure Sigmund Freund would have liked this story: Mothers and wives die one by one to give room for a new 'perfect' family. And what is the newborn Nastasja ? The one needed to give birth for the next round.

mdegeler Penélope Cruz and Julio Medem really got a home-run with this movie.This is an absolute masterpiece depicting the raw struggle of a mother fighting cancer and all the emotions that accompany such a dire journey. Ma ma really captures the essence of Spanish caring culture, something I feel grateful to have experienced in my time living in Spain. If for any unfathomable reason you haven't seen Ma ma yet, I will not spoil the plot be saying more. If you're doubting about watching this movie, unless you hate great camera-work and an exceptional plot, I fully recommend watching it.

adonis98-743-186503 In the aftermath of a tragedy a woman, Magda, reacts with a surge of newfound life that engulfs her circle of family and friends. Although Ma ma is packed by 2 great leading performances by Penélope Cruz and Luis Tosar i did agree with some reviews on how they tried to push the whole "Positive" thing and as much as sad as it was to see a woman getting threw all this i felt really nothing and that kinda slowed the movie for me, also there was a terribly shot sequence with another shaky cam sequence that went up and down and that really frustrated me but overall check it out it's definitely not a 6.3 kind of a movie it had great performances and a very sad story (8.8/10)

shatguintruo Beautiful film. Written and directed by Julio Medem and with a magnificent interpretation of Asier Etxeandia (Dr. Julian) the story is conveyed to the end without any lapses of continuity or fragmentation of the narrative. Nor could it be otherwise, given that Medem is formed in psychiatry, hence the result meaningful glances between Dr. Julian and Magda (Penelope Cruz). As conscious texture "human soul" is what Julio Medem which certainly demanded of actors such "interpretive masks." Penelope Cruz needs no introduction. Actress that every film grows in understanding of her portrayal of characters, in my opinion, is the culmination of her career, at least so far. Ranges from despair, anger, conformation to rediscovery of love. Luis Tosar (Arturo), perfect in the first scene in the hospital where his wife lay in a deep coma. Looking lost, sobbing, embracing Magda (diagnosed with cancer in the right breast) that forgets his own suffering, to comfort a human being who suffers more than her. The end ... Ah! the end is anthological: Magda faces death with open eyes, a mixture of surprise and anxiety to glimpse what is to come and Natasha opens her eyes to life, as if thanking the one that gave her an opportunity to live the experiences to come in this world, with all its unspeakable evils, but also with all its sensory pleasures. On a scale of 1 to 10, my vote is 9 (excellent)