bpiop.blogg.se - The curse of la llorona related to conjuring

That DOES sound like the makings of an effectively creepy horror gem, dontcha think? Now, through the ages, she is stuck between the lands of the living and the dead, kidnapping and killing children in the insane hope they’ll replace her own murdered offspring. In Mexican folklore, “La Llorona” is the ghost of a woman who centuries ago was rejected by her husband and reacted with psychotic rage, drowning their two children before killing herself. “The Curse of La Llorona” (which means “weeping woman”) is the sixth entry in the Conjuring Universe (which includes of course the “Conjuring” movies as well as the “Annabelle” horror films), but it sucks as a stand-alone film, despite a promising set-up.

Inadvertent laughter at moments intended to be serious.

Heavy sighing as putatively bright characters make incredibly stupid decisions.

Frequent glances at watch combined with irrational fear time has stood still, despite the brief running time of just over 90 minutes.

Excessive, uncontrollable eye-rolling at the overacting, clumsy plot machinations and cliché-riddled “Gotcha!” moments.I’ve been afflicted with “The Curse of La Llorona.”