Far from flawless, The Curse of La Llorona shows enough moments of promise to keep hungry horror fans satisfied, at least until something of more substance is released (hopefully soon). As much of a fan as I am of Cardellini, Anna is a fairly thankless role of the protective mom who still seems utterly clueless that her kids are in mortal danger.
THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA MOVIE
While bringing in elements of faith into a ghost story is hardly new, Olvera is a spiritualist like no other, and by playing him in such an understated manner, Cruz creates a character that I’ve never seen in a movie like this. It is the sixth installment in The Conjuring Universe.
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It stars Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velsquez, Marisol Ramirez, Sean Patrick Thomas and Tony Amendola. Written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis, Ll Llorona features a mostly Latinx cast and brings culture-specific elements to the story that feel somewhat different from your standard-issue horror flick. The Curse of La Llorona is an American supernatural horror film directed by Michael Chaves and written by Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis. The film features scares of all kinds-some feel cheap and unearned, while others are beautifully crafted moments of suspense that I genuinely enjoyed. Olvera takes his job very seriously, to the point where he won’t even admit that he gets scared doing his work, a fact that results in some very humorous moments (intentionally or not). Once La Llorona becomes an undeniable problem for the family, they consult with one Father Perez (who some of you might remember from the first Annabelle film), who says it would take too long to get the church involved, and he points them in the direction of former priest and current faith healer Rafael Olvera (Raymond Cruz from “Breaking Bad” and Training Day), one of the true highlights of the movie. They both even get marked by the spirit, which looks a lot like bad burns on the forearms-marks that someone could easily mistake for signs of abuse at home. Not surprisingly, Anna has two kids of her own, Chris (Roman Christou) and Samantha (Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen), who spot glimpses of La Llorona early and often, and spend the rest of the movie thinking they’re just seeing things rather than actually telling somebody. But before the night is done, the two kids end up dead from drowning, and nobody can explain how it happened. As the film opens, Child Protective Services agent Anna Tate-Garcia (Linda Cardellini) is visiting one of her cases, a mother who has her two kids locked in a supernaturally protected closet, which Anna opens in order to remove the kids from the home. She was so distraught by what she did that she drowned herself and haunts the Earth looking for living children to replace her own, but then she ends up killing the new kids, so I’m not sure how that works exactly. There is no mercy for her soul.Īnd there is no escape from the curse of La Llorona.Directed by Michael Chavves (who just happens to be on board to direct the next Conjuring movie), La Llorona is a ghost story about the Weeping Woman (Marisol Ramirez), who hundreds of years ago in Mexico, was so angry at her cheating husband that she destroyed the only things he truly cared about-their two children. Their only hope to survive La Llorona’s deadly wrath may be a disillusioned priest and the mysticism he practices to keep evil at bay, on the fringes where fear and faith collide.īeware of her chilling wail…she will stop at nothing to lure you into the gloom.īecause there is no peace for her anguish. Ignoring the eerie warning of a troubled mother suspected of child endangerment, a social worker and her own small kids are soon drawn into a frightening supernatural realm. In 1970s Los Angeles, La Llorona is stalking the night-and the children. As the centuries have passed, her desire has grown more voracious…and her methods more terrifying.
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La Llorona creeps in the shadows and preys on the children, desperate to replace her own. They are lethal, and those who hear her death call in the night are doomed. In life, she drowned her children in a jealous rage, throwing herself in the churning river after them as she wept in pain. The mere mention of her name has struck terror around the world for generations. A horrifying apparition, caught between Heaven and Hell, trapped in a terrible fate sealed by her own hand.
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Starring: Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez, and Marisol Ramirez Written by: Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis