Umma (2022)
1h 23m | PG-13
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.
Director: Iris K. Shim
Studio: Raimi Productions
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Video: 720p
Cast
Sandra Oh
as Amanda
Fivel Stewart
as Chris
Dermot Mulroney
as Danny
Odeya Rush
as River
MeeWha Alana Lee
as Umma
Tom Yi
as Mr. Kang
Reviews
This shares many problems that I hear people calling out IT COMES AT NIGHT for having. It doesn't flesh out its themes substantially, lacks scene-to-scene momentum and overall narrative drive, unprompted horror sequences with no apparent purpose, etc. I think this just needed a more concrete plot and more scenes with the central duo actually interacting (COVID-19 restrictions maybe caused a lack of this?). It is disappointing and a bit of a slog, but not without some good vision behind it. Some of the horror sequences utilize imagery and blocking in a pretty great way, and the scenes centered on Fivel Stewart's character have a much clearer sense of tone and purpose.