The Curse of La Llorona had great acting but consisted only of cheap jump scares. This movie is about a social worker who begins fearing for her own children’s lives after the mysterious death of two other kids. Linda Cardellini gives a fantastic performance. Any of the dialogue scenes involving her character I was invested in whatever was happening. Raymond Cruz is a lot of fun in a supporting role. Marisol Ramirez is suitably creepy as the title demon even if all she does is walk around dark hallways. Patricia Velasquez’s performance did not work for me as it was way too over the top. Roman Christou and Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen give good performances, especially for children actors, despite their characters being stupid. Michael Chaves does an okay job directing. The movie has a good visual style, but the scare sequences are practically nothing but cheap jump scares. Though he does begin to get a bit more inventive in the finale. The script has an intriguing story and mythology but writes its characters to be idiots at times. At 93 minutes the pacing is okay at best, though the movie can become frequently boring unless you’re watching it with an interactive crowd. The second half begins to pick up but then completley ruins any good will it started to build with an awful ending. Overall, The Curse of La Llorona has plenty of great performances but its lack of any inventive scares make it not worth a watch.
3.5/10
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