BLU-RAY REVIEW:
THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA
8/06/2019
OVERVIEW: If
you don’t know her name, you will when “The Curse of La Llorona”
arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and Digital. From New Line
Cinema and producer James Wan, “The Curse of La Llorona” brings
the iconic Latin American legend to terrifying life in an
original horror film, marking the feature directorial debut of
Michael Chaves, the innovative filmmaker behind the
award-winning short “The Maiden.”
“The Curse of La
Llorona” will be available on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD. The
Blu-ray Combo Pack features a Blu-ray disc with the film and
special features in hi-definition, a DVD with the film in
standard definition and a Digital version of the movie.
“The Curse of La Llorona” also be available on Movies Anywhere.
Using the free Movies Anywhere app and website, consumers can
access all their eligible movies by connecting their Movies
Anywhere account with their participating digital retailer
accounts.
SYNOPSIS:
Set in 1973 Los Angeles, the film tells the story of Anna
Tate-Garcia (Linda Cardellini), a social worker and
widowed single mom struggling to balance the two roles
while still coping with the loss of her husband.
As
a skeptic serving a city of believers, Anna has navigated
a multitude of phantoms and superstitions in her job,
usually finding personal demons lurking beneath. So when
she’s called to the home of Patricia Alvarez (Patricia
Velasquez) and finds her two young sons locked in a
closet, she interprets their terrified mother’s desperate
efforts to keep them locked away as a dangerous sign of
abuse.
Though Anna is determined to get Patricia
the help she needs, her first concern is the safety of the
children. But, because she is unaware of the very real
danger they face, Anna has no idea what she’s about to
unleash – or the devastation it will cause – when she
places a psychiatric hold on their mother and takes the
kids into protective custody.
In the deepest hours
of the night, a haunting cry echoes through the corridors
of the children’s shelter where the two boys sleep… When
their bodies are later pulled from the river, their
distraught mother lays the blame at Anna’s feet, and
leaves her with an eerie warning: La Llorona has her
children now… but Anna’s own could be next.
When
darkness descends and her kids hear the weeping woman’s
ominous cries, Anna is forced to confront the reality of
Patricia’s claims: this legendary spirit is hunting
children in modern-day Los Angeles…and her own small kids
are her prey.
With nowhere else to turn, Anna puts
her faith in Rafael Olvera (Raymond Cruz), a former
priest-turned-curandero who has been preparing for this
battle all his life. Bringing his powerful faith and
arsenal of spiritual totems, Rafael bands together with
Anna and her kids as they batten down the hatches and arm
themselves for the onslaught when night falls and La
Llorona unleashes the full force of her furious
supernatural wrath..
BLU-RAY:
The film is
presented in widescreen in a 1.85:1 aspect ration preserving its
theatrical format. The picture is just flawless. Not only the
picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is good,
a 5.1 Master Audio in English that provides a good complement
to the picture. It also includes
English Spanish subtitles.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (2.40:1) 16x9
AUDIO:
English Dolby Digital 5.1, Languages: English, Latin Spanish,
Canadian French, Brazilian Portuguese
Subtitles -
English, Latin
Spanish, Parisian French,
SPECIAL
FEATURES:
Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
· The Myth of La Llorona
· Behind the Curse
· The Making of a Movie Monster
· Deleted Scenes
· Storyboards
