The mother laments La Llorona

After rescheduling right next to the premiere date of "Celestial Spirit," "Ghost mourns La Llorona" was the most anticipated horror film in April. The film was also moved several times before it was released in theaters. Việt this week. The Curse of La Llorona reviews whether a movie about a classic legend is enough to attract audiences to the theater.

"The Ghost Mom Wants La Llorona" is a film produced by horror master James Wan and directed by Michael Chavez. The film is based on a famous folk legend about the witch La Llorona of some Latin American countries. The film has also been confirmed by James Wan in the Conjuring universe.

La Llorona is probably one of the scariest ghosts in the story of demons ever designed. This story has existed for hundreds of years and is ingrained in some Latin American countries' culture. According to legend, La Llorona was a mother who went crazy and drowned her children in a river and became a vengeful spirit.

In this movie, the story changes a bit, La Llorona is transformed into a villain with the familiar tip in the universe The Conjuring.

The story begins when Anna (Linda Cardellini) - a social worker discovered that Patricia was violent towards her two sons. Patricia is suspected of capturing them and causing scars on both hands. Patricia denied that she believed what she did was to prevent her son from La Llorona - a witch who specialized in kidnapping children in the legend. Of course, no-one could trust Patricia's defense, so she was arrested. After being arrested, her two children were found dead.

La Llorona's curse is a terror that can ruin an object's life. Therefore, it is believed that Anna and her sons Samantha (Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen) and Chris (Roman Christou) will be the next subjects to be in danger. Anna is obsessed with the curse of La Llorona, despite being a social worker in the field of child protection, she is trapped in a situation similar to Patricia. She is accused of being responsible for the injuries suffered by her children Samantha and Chris. A SolarMovie full of irony, sadness and tragedy.

The most reprehensible thing of "The ghost mother crying La Llorona" is a horror film but not very scary. Although there are still some scary details, such as when La Llorona appeared unexpectedly behind her to wash her hair or the scene of ghosts attacking children in orphanages, ... but this is not promoted much in movie. The plot is quite gentle, lacking in drama.

The script was not really outstanding and when it was handed to director Michael Chaves to handle it safely, the overall picture did not leave much impression. The choice of "gentle" camera angle plus the decision to use sound effects "friendly to the ears" made the appearance of La Llorona extremely boring.

And the second to blame is the attempt to Americanize / Hollywoodize a classic Mexican ghost story. Although it is a classic story, it is not familiar with the general audience, so the film spends a lot of time explaining concepts and characters. The remaining time is not enough to create a story with depth.

The cast could not save the movie, either. Linda Cardellini plays well but her character is built very "lack of salt", she is forced to do silly actions for most of the time. Raymond Cruz as the cop is funny but a bit too much. Particularly, the child actors act quite well, fulfilling their roles.

Technically, it can be said that "The mother mourns La Llorona" is the worst movie in the universe The Conjuring. Even The Nun, a movie that was considered bland in theaters last year, has noticeably better highlights than this one.

Overall, "The mother mourns La Llorona" is a step backward for filmmakers in the process of building the horror universe The Conjuring. A horror movie but not scary, it is hard to stay in the theater for long next week, especially when confronted with blockbuster Avenger: Endgame.

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