#7 - Ma (2019)
(dir. Tate Taylor)
A group of teenagers looking for someone to buy them booze meet Sue Ann, a slightly odd but friendly woman who decides to help them out. She offers to let them hang out and drink in her basement, so they have a safe place to go and won't be out driving around, but soon it becomes clear that she has ulterior motives for inviting them over...
This is... okay. Octavia Spencer is great and by far the best thing about the film. I also liked that the teenage characters actually act like real teenagers - all giggly and goofy and constantly making terrible decisions based on peer pressure. I can't say that there is much else to write home about - the story is fine but occasionally relies on some leaps in logic, Sue Ann's backstory is kind of clichéd and doesn't justify how insane she is, and the ending isn't very satisfying.
So yeah, it's not terrible or anything but it's a bit bland and not especially worth seeking out. It has some comedic moments but I think it would've been improved had it leaned into the comedy a bit more. Maybe worth it for Octavia Spencer, but otherwise pretty skippable.
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