Why would you go to the theaters to see this! THE OTHER MOMMY - Review!

The Other Mommy Review

Ty Smith delivers an angry, spoiler-filled review of The Other Mommy. Although the creepy trailer raised his hopes, he says the movie left him frustrated. He credits Jessica Chastain for doing a good job, but finds the monster unfrightening and the story so muddled that it seems to have “six endings.”

Scenes and Criticisms

Smith recounts several scenes he found baffling:

• The father sees a many-legged creature resembling Mom, then seems to carry on as if nothing happened.
• A little girl encounters hands reaching from a closet, but the adults barely react.
• A group of supposed ghost hunters turn out to be fakes. When one hunter finally encounters a real supernatural creature, she turns into something like a fruit bar.
• The monster later becomes a huge, tree-like figure, and the family simply drives away.

Smith jokes that the monster looks like “I Am Groot” one moment and “Batman of the future” the next. He says the movie is less scary than Goosebumps and mocks how calmly the characters respond to obvious horrors. He also calls the ending—and the revelation about the mother’s affair with Uncle Frank—nonsensical.

Verdict

Smith advises viewers not to spend money on the film. He calls it one of the worst horror movies he has watched, arguing that it had potential but never knew what to do with it.

Personalities Mentioned

Ty Smith, Jessica Chastain, director Rob Savage, Chris Stuckmann, and Jeremy Jahns.