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One good thing out of an overall disappointment


Well, actually two good things. Then opening credit sequence was done beautifully. It was creepy, aesthetically pleasing and really interesting. Mother of Tears also featured a pretty impressive death scene (the first one in the library), one that could make even the most seasoned horror fan flinch.

Unfortunately though, that is where anything redeeming stops. The acting by the good and evil female leads was lackluster at best. Probably the most disappointing thing for me was the depiction of witches. They appeared unintelligent, loud, obnoxious and tacky.

It's a film that could have been, SHOULD have been great, but some poor decisions made by the film makers caused it to miss the mark.

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I found a lot of good things in the movie. the film overall might have been better without 10 minutes of it (including the overwrought Asia mourning Daria scenes)

The good:
The opening murders
The dizzying train station chase/Asian girl murder
The throwing the baby off the bridge scene actually works for me. The obviousness of it being a doll isn't so obvious to me unless you pay close attention
Generally all the gore/murder works for me, as over the top as it all is
The music during the cab ride is great, as well as the long tracking shot that follows it

The finale is too brief though and feels like an amalgamation of previous Argento tricks and treats.

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