The Curse of La Llorona

critic Reviews

, 26% Rotten Tomatometer Score
  • Content to coast on jump scares rather than tap into its story's creepy potential, The Curse of La Llorona arrives in theaters already broken.
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    Claudia PuigFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    The performances are good, but I wanted more complexity for the original folk tale of La Llorona.
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    Mark KermodeKermode & Mayo's Film Review
    I was so bored, and so depressed by the mechanics of it.
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    Benjamin LeeGuardian
    A formulaic slab of supernatural dirge destined to be forgotten by year's, or perhaps even month's, end.
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    Ed PottonTimes (UK)
    The creaking-doors-and-wind-gusting-through-windows routine becomes tiresome, though, as does Raymond Cruz's hilariously taciturn Hispanic exorcist.
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    Geoffrey MacnabIndependent (UK)
    In spite of the absurdity of the plot and the flimsiness of the concept, there are enough bloodcurdling moments here to make you cower, jump or hide beneath your seat at least once or twice.
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    Tim RobeyDaily Telegraph (UK)
    The Curse of La Llorona could have been better than average.
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    Calum CooperSource (Scotland)
    I completely checked out by the halfway mark, occasionally made to sit upright by the obnoxiously loud noises the film mistakes for scares.
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    Manuel São BentoMSB Reviews
    It’s not nearly as horrible as The Nun, and honestly, that’s a good compliment for such a typical, cliche horror flick. Michael Chaves truly saves what could have been a disaster with another director.
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    Kate BoyleInSession Film
    The Curse of La Llorona replaces storytelling for incessant jump scares.
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    Keith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
    “La Llorona” gets off on the right foot and Cardellini does what she can. But it’s yet another Conjuring installment built on a promising idea but with execution that feels all too familiar.
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