The Curse Of La Llorona: A social worker and widow who raises her two children in Los Angeles in 1973, to investigate one of her cases, finds signs of a humiliating practice. And as she delves deeper, she finds surprising parallels between the situation and the terrifying terrible events that haunt her family.
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The universe does not follow "The Conjuring" rules of the traditional cinematic universe, from the James Bond series to the Marvel and DC comic book worlds. The films are loosely related, and they only share the common goal of intimidating the audience. And, as is usually the case in a shared world, some movies are more successful than others at almost all of the missions they suggest.
Since it does not have to be directly related to The Conjuring's current timeline centered around Ed and Lauren Warren, Michael Chavez is free to establish his own novel of an earlier era - the 1970s - that contains an impermeable reference to the Annabelle doll that is the same as the two revelations From the Conjuring movies. However, although "La Lerna" has a stimulating principle and a terrifying mind achieved with impressive practical effects, the overall performance is tepid and uninspiring, putting this chapter below the chills we'd expect from the best of The Conjuring films.
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There is one thing going on it is having Linda Cardellini as Anna, a mother carrying a social worker toil in helping children in need. Anna's job puts her on the path of Patricia (Patricia Velasquez), a terrifying mom who thinks La Laura (Marisol Ramirez) is coming for her kids.
You see, “La Lerna” is a popular myth passed down from generation to generation in Mexican society. The “woman who cries” took the lives of her children, legend goes, and now hunts after random babies at night. Parents use the "no see us" threat as a way to frighten children into acting. Only now, is the game so real for players of this dark fantasy.
Excellent concept. What can you tell about most of the stories born in the world of The Conjuring. But much of the "La Lerna" curse is a victim of the kind of fear of lazy jumping and tremors common in stories of earthly haunted homes. As much as I appreciate Michael Chavez's decision to cast an actual actress like "La Lerna", and to use her hands and her body in the film's most effective scenes, the way the creature attacked its victims was more often than routine and ridiculous.
The movie is supposed to happen on energy when Raymond Cruz introduces a disgruntled parish priest who believes he knows how to stop the "La Lerna" threat. Only, Cruz's script gets lost as a character, and his mega-scenery basically disappears.
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You mentioned a connection to the universe, The Conjuring, and this one in "The Curse of La Llorona." Fans of previous films will recognize the familiar character while on screen, but the actions in "La Lerna" will not improve or change the stories told in The Conjuring's main plot.
The biggest concern for fans of the series is that "La Lerna" director Michael Chaves is set to move from this movie to The Conjuring 3, where James Wan finds himself stuck in Aquaman's consequences and project production. Nothing in La Lerna motivated me to see what Michael Chaves brings to The Conjuring series. Instead, I hope "No to See" shows what doesn't work in this franchise, so that he can take the right path and catch the next horror blow.
I must have missed this one - or perhaps it didn't get the hype the rest did
I will be looking for it
Thank you :D