![]() There is definitely a touch of that in the movie, as the first half is more of an investigation into what is haunting these kids, and an exploration of the dynamics of the Tate-Garcia family to make us feel invested in their well-being. After the 30th time the camera pans to reveal La Llorona standing where five seconds before there was nothing, you will beg for something new to happen on screen.ĭuring a Q&A after the film’s world premiere at SXSW, producers Gary Dauberman and James Wan talked about being inspired by '70s police procedurals and wanting to include that feeling in The Curse of La Llorona. He also knows how to pull a good jump scare, even though the film relies too much on the same sound effect and jump scare repeatedly. He knows where to place the camera so that you're always wary of what’s lurking at the corner of the screen, as well as maintaining an ominous atmosphere through the use of darkness and shadow. What appears to be a normal case of terrible parenting actually has something even more sinister behind it, and before long, two kids are dead, and the evil spirit has set her sights on Anna’s children.ĭirector Michael Chaves makes an impressive directorial debut with The Curse of La Llorona, and within a few minutes you will realize why he was given the keys to the next Conjuring movie (he's set to direct Conjuring 3). Here we meet social worker Anna (Linda Cardellini), a widower to a latino police officer who is called to the home of Patricia Alvarez (Patricia Velásquez). We start with a prologue set in 1673 Mexico that shows the film’s version of the folktale, where our titular villainess murders her children, before jumping forward in time to Los Angeles. It’s a simple story, but there is no denying the huge impact it’s had on Latin American culture for generations, so it’s refreshing and exciting for La Llorona to finally make her debut in an American studio film. She now spends her afterlife stuck in purgatory, weeping for her lost children and looking for new children to make her own. Every country has their own version, but they mostly agree that La Llorona is the ghost of a woman whose children drowned (either by her hand, or someone else’s) and in her grief, she killed herself. The legend of La Llorona, or The Weeping Woman, is arguably the most famous horror folktale in Latin America. Now Playing: 10 Terrifying Horror Movies On Netflix You Need To Watch Now Add a shoehorned-in last-minute Conjuring connection and you get this horror franchise’s version of The Cloverfield Paradox.īy clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's There are enough good intentions to make you appreciate the effort, but every choice made feels like they wanted it to be done as quickly as possible with no regard for the original folktale or the people who care about it. But this movie's most serious flaw is that it simply feels lazy. Setting a story that relies so heavily on a latino folklore in 1970s Los Angeles was one thing, and having a Caucasian protagonist was even worse. There were enough red flags going into The Curse of La Llorona to make me worry. Then check out our scoop on the deleted scene that would have provided a direct connection between the Curse of La Llorona and the Warren family. We may not have been crazy about it, but it's still interesting to piece together the movie's connections to the Conjuring universe. The Curse of La Llorona is out in theaters now, so if you crave a new horror fix, go out and see it for yourself.
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