The idea behind 1991's "Mom" is a good one, with writer/director Patrick Rand (credited as an editor on "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure") attempting to make a monster movie with a sympathetic creature, turning a loving matriarch into an unwilling, but bloodthirsty menace. It's one thing to feel bad for Frankenstein's Monster, who was born into a world of pain and confusion, but here the villain is dear old mama, with the screenplay exploring how such a tender force of good is transformed into a big problem for her profoundly disturbed son. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com