Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Johan Louwet If I wasn't such a fan of The Bad Seed I probably wouldn't have cared much for this movie or even never heard of it. Patty McCormack was awesome as the devilish Rhoda Penmark in the 1956 movie so I was curious what she would be like as mother in this unofficial sequel. Yes if we ignore the very last scene of the original Bad Seed movie, "Mommy" is believable as a sequel in which Rhoda has grown up into a mother with a daughter named Jessica Ann. It's nice to see how this movie refers to The Bad Seed in several ways. Mommy (she is never called by name) can't accept if her daughter doesn't win in a contest much like she little Rhoda couldn't deal with defeat. The penmanship medal from the Bad Seed is here replaced by a golden plaque. And yes mommy much like Rhoda eliminates anyone who is an obstacle in her (and her daughter's) way to fortune. That she probably killed her two previous husbands for their money is exactly how you expect Rhoda would have become as adult. The story is told mostly from the point of view of Jessica Ann telling us her feelings about her mother. She fears her yet loves her much like Christine in the Bad Seed felt towards her daughter. That Jessica Ann is a real sweet kid makes sense since this bad seed always skips a generation. Really enjoyable movie except for the ending that was a bit over the top.

callanvass This is not really a follow-up to Bad Seed. Patty McCormick does reprise her role in a way, but it's a different character. If you wanna use your imagination, and interpret things your own way, here's some food for thought. I like to imagine that this is Rhoda all grown up, with a name and identity change. Anyway, Patty McCormick is obsessed with her 12 year old daughter. She will kill anyone, or anything that gets in her way. When she finds out her daughter didn't win Student of the Year Award, she offs her teacher. An investigator goes undercover to get to the truth of the story. The meat of this story is Mommy & the daughter Jessica. They are both riveting to watch, and I enjoyed the creepy interactions. Rachel Lemuix does a heck of a job as the daughter, and puts many kid actors to shame with her excellent performance. Not only is she sympathetic, but very talented. I wonder where she is now? Patty McCormick is fantastic in her role. Her galvanizing presence and her creepy obsession chilled me to the bone. Brinke Stevens has a bit of a pivotal part as McCormick's sister, and lends good support. The low budget can't be ignored. It looks extremely cheap, but the effort is there, and I have to give it credit. The ending sets up a sequel, and a sequel did commence, called Mommy's Day. I've not been able to find it, thoughFinal Thoughts: If you can find it, you may enjoy yourself more than you thought you would. 6.3/10

Tura23 Yes, it is low budget, and yes it is shot on video for the direct to DVD market but I've seen much, much, worse. I can only imagine that the critics of this movie went into it with the wrong expectations.Patty McCormack is great as the deranged Mommy, her performance is definitely over the top, just as it should be in this kind of movie. She's acting as hard as she can and it is not a role which calls for subtlety. Rachel Lemieux may not be the most accomplished actress in the world - but she's less annoying than most children in low budget films. It's also nice to see Brinke Stevens in a (more or less) dramatic role.If you are looking for a high quality movie with lots of drama, gore, and topless Brinke Stevens, this is definitely not it. However, if you're looking for something kind of campy which you can enjoy making fun of (in an MST3K kind of way) then you could do a lot worse than this.

bfan83 This movie had the whole Alfred Hitchcock feel to it! Usually I prefer the extremely gory, offensive horror movies. The reason I bought this movie was because I am a huge fan of Brinke Stevens. I actually ended up liking this. Also, brinke did a good job as the goody-goody Aunt Beth. Although, it was weird seeing brinke playing a goody-goody role. It was quite a change of pace for her. Also, they had alot of foreshadowing in this film which I liked. I also liked the way they shot it. It was shot on video, but still a bit of professionalism that you don't see in a lot of shot on video movies these days. All in all, I give it a 8. It's suspenseful and atmospheric. Quite enjoyable.