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The Curse of La Llorona

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• Horror
• Mystery

• 2019
• Michael Chaves
• 93 mins
• 15

Summary

In 1673 Mexico, a son gives his mother a necklace, with tragic repercussions. Three hundred years later in Los Angeles, a legendary ghost stalks local children at night, prompting naive social worker Anna Tate-Garcia and her kids to be drawn into the spirit's deadly wrath. Director Michael Chaves's horror set in The Conjuring universe, starring Linda Cardellini, Roman Christou and Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Dave Aldridge

The legend of La Llorona, the weeping woman whose wailing heralds child abduction and death, gets a decent if formulaic telling courtesy of the folks responsible for the Conjuring extended film franchise. When two young boys are found drowned, child protection officer and single mother Linda Cardellini understandably pooh-poohs the possibility that a spooky spectre is responsible. But then this creepy crier, the grieving ghost of a murderous 17th-century mum, starts targeting Cardellini's own kids. Enter the predictably disillusioned ex-priest who claims he can help save them from La Llorona's clammy clutches. Scare-wise, the film treads no new territory, relying rather too much on creaking, banging and assorted other things that go jump in the night. A meatier script and more fleshed-out characters would also have helped raise the fright bar, but The Curse of La Llorona is still solidly watchable and succeeds in leaving a lingering impression.

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5.3/10

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Cast

rolenameAnna Tate-GarciaLinda CardelliniRafael OlveraRaymond CruzPatricia AlvarezPatricia VelasquezLa LloronaMarisol RamirezDetective CooperSean Patrick ThomasSamanthaJaynee-Lynne KinchenChrisRoman ChristouFather PerezTony Amendola

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rolenameDirectorMichael Chaves

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Theatrical distributor

Warner Bros

Released on

2019-05-03

Languages

English | Spanish

Guidance

Violence, some swearing

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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