Releasing across multiple territories this week - hitting UK theatres on May 3 - La Llorona will hope to follow in the footsteps of the Conjuring movies ($640 million worldwide), the Annabelle series ($564 million) and last year’s The Nun ($366 million) in terms of being a low-budget horror which generates profits. Though not exactly cursed, this film seems fated to be utterly forgotten Linda Cardellini brings a little gravitas to her role as a widowed single mother trying to protect her children from a prickly poltergeist, but Michael Chaves’ feature debut is a medley of jump scares and ominous incantations in search of a reason for being. This competent but derivative exorcism film feels like multiplex filler for undemanding audiences who will happily sample any new addition to the Conjuring cinematic universe. Spooky bathtubs, flickering flashlights, old wooden crosses perfect for dispensing with nasty spirits: The Curse Of La Llorona is haunted by a reliance on musty horror tropes.
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