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Goodnight Mommy

Goodnight Mommy

2022

Matt Sobel

Naomi Watts, Cameron Crovetti, Nicholas Crovetti, Crystal Lucas-Perry ...

5.3

1,637

Horror. Thriller. Drama Twin brothers arrive at their mother's house and begin to suspect that something isn't right. Remake of the 2014 Austrian film.

	Author	Review
Denmark	Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror	"If you haven't watched the original, then enjoy getting to hear this wild and brutal story for the first time –and maybe check out the original, if you think you have the stomach for it! (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"Naomi Watts can’t save tepid horror remake (...) [It] struggles to bring anything new to the table (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"'Goodnight Mommy' doesn't achieve that same high key level of palpable dread as the 2014 version, but it makes for an effective introduction for those unfamiliar with the tale (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Peter Sobczynski rogerebert.com	"One of the most patently unnecessary films of the year (...) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Michael Nordine Variety	"It didn’t need to exist, but this remake of the 2014 Austrian horror film is better than expected. (...) Watts, a veteran of the genre despite never quite being a scream queen, is delightfully disturbing"	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Won't disturb your sleep (...) As solid as the cast is, the story feels short-changed in this muted reinvention"	NEU
United States	Jeannette Catsoulis The New York Times	"A film that feels lazily compressed and overly literal, suggesting a lamentable discomfort with ambiguity that's all too common in arthouse-to-mainstream retreads"	NEG
United States	M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut	"The final product is a surprisingly suspenseful journey that outweighs the obvious faults (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Christian Zilko IndieWire	"[It] is a far cry from the Austrian film that inspired it, but it hits enough creepy horror beats to get the job done"	NEU
United States	Deirdre Crimmins Polygon	"A case study in how not to remake a great horror movie"	NEG
United States	Alyse Wax Collider	"The acting among is quite good. Naomi Watts manages to act her ass off. The Crovetti twins are instantly likable"	POS
United States	William Bibbiani The Wrap	"The cast, led by Naomi Watts, is uniformly excellent, but the script and direction constantly skimp on what made the original so memorable"	NEU
United States	Murtada Elfadl AV Club	"Even Naomi Watts can't make this parental nightmare seem scary"	NEG
Canada	Brittany Witherspoon Screen Rant	"It contains a great balance of intrigue, shock, and entertainment (...) The cast does an incredible job (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"'Goodnight Mommy' pulls back too much from the violence and torture that made the original such a sublime ordeal (...) A disturbing story about what happens when the emotional gulf between parent and child becomes unbridgeable"	NEU
United States	Matt Donato IGN	"It’s a sanitized version that undersells its twists and bungles an otherwise unspeakable ending (...) It loses its bite, dilutes the flavor, and weakens the impact — not ideal for anyone who likes their horror at 100 proof"	NEG
United States	Erin Brady SlashFilm	"It's a predictable movie that relies too heavily on the structure of its predecessor (...) it's likely that you will forget about this boring remake shortly after the credits roll"	NEG
United States	Jim Vorel Paste Magazine	"For an audience member who hasn't seen the original, the film may register as a competent but uninspired, twisty psychological thriller. To fans of the original, however, [it] may feel creepily appropriate, if disappointing (...) Rating: ★★★★★½ (out of 10)"	NEU

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