Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

geanenesilas Movie has graphic scenes- had to look away on a couple scenes. I knew what was going on saw a movie from the 70's very similar to this. Only problem i have is when she got him to cut her loose she throws the blanket and runs around in fear that doesnt make sense for her chatacter to be so frightened when earlier in the movie she jumped on him out of anger- this character was sick of his crap and would have clearly whooped his ass after being cut loose so thats the problem i have other than that i really loved the cinematography and the acting was good. Hopefully it wasnt intended to be a twist because i didnt see one

alex_88-2 When I started watching it, I've expected it to be a psychological thriller. In the third act, it finally caught up to its premises. It starts off pretty good with a mother returning to her children. Sadly we don't find much more after that. The movie never bothers explaining any backstory or premises, that may lead to a somewhat of a plot twist. Sadly it is exposed so obviously, that after 15 minutes you already expect it. The movie itself from one side tries to convince you that the woman under the bandages is not the mother, but at the same time pushes a subplot that she actually is the real mother. And this was the only good "psychology" point of this movie, the question whether or not it is her. Besides it, the pacing is slow, the build up is filled with useless actions and exposition shots. The acting on the other hand is good for the most part. As a conclusion I would like to say that to movie starts with one premises and halfway through it starts to change the view of protagonist and antagonist, leading to the third act. I can't get into details without spoiling it, but it is just pointless. And the ending is lacking satisfaction and climax. It is what I call a typical European movie. Trying too hard to be something it is not and thus shifting its plot all over the place.

DBLurker I usually avoid watching non-English movies with subs because I hate paying attention to text more than the scene and acting (and god forbid you miss reading the dialogue while you decided to focus on the action). This movie is in German so had to live with the subs, it was OK since nothing really "crazy" is happening in majority of the scenes. So if you're like me, go for it. It isn't like Amelie (which was mostly visuals).Anyway, most of the scenes in this movie try to show something sinister with long drawn out actions and suspenseful music, along with some sound effects here and there. It kinda works, it definitely adds to the tension and makes you imagine the worst things about the mom. In-fact, the movie outright lies to the viewer and shows fake scenes trying to make things look sinister which, to be honest, was not needed.Too bad the movie actually fails to deliver with the ending. I despise movies which throw in jump "scares", and this movie avoids them majority of the time. Psychological horror in this movie works until it all goes downhill in second half where the whole movie becomes way too predictable, including the twist they're aiming for. In-fact, having watched such movies before, even saw the ending coming a miles away.That said, it's one of the VERY few unique psychological horror movies out there and you should watch it just for that reason alone. But prepare for long hauls of nothing happening on-screen and payoff being dull. Watch it for atmosphere, which is well done.

areatw The idea behind this film isn't bad at all, but the execution falls well short of its potential. As with any horror film, you have to give the plot some leeway, but 'Goodnight Mommy' is so poorly written that it's impossible to overlook the many flaws and unanswered questions.Questions such as: Why is the mother so evasive and unpleasant to the children when she returns home? Why is her entire head mummified from a cosmetic procedure that, when she takes the bandages off, appears to be minor? If it was the mother all along, why could she not remember basic information about her children when asked? These are crucial aspects of the plot and are impossible to overlook.Not to mention the ridiculous scene where two strangers invite themselves into the house (and then take a good look around!) when nobody answers the door. Is that normal in Austria or something? 'Goodnight Mommy' kept my attention throughout, but it loses its credibility very early on.