India, Oct. 9 -- Directed by Rob Savage and based on the horror novel Incidents Around the House, 'Other Mommy' fails to deliver the scares viewers might expect. With Jessica Chastain in the lead, the supernatural horror movie aims to generate fear through creepy imagery, psychological tension and unexpected jump scares. The effect is less than predicted, though. The film's opening has a frenzied pace, with the title sequence and choppy plot developing quickly. Instead of gradually escalating, it just uses the same well-known horror routinely, which eventually gets old. There's also a lack of balance between horror and comedy themes and a few scenes are confusing rather than genuinely terrifying.

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