Playing out like an extended Supernatural episode-the film even makes use of "salt" lines-this an utterly predictable ghost story that misappropriates a Mexican folktale for popcorn fun. The film scares are almost entirely derived from jump scares and cheap atmospherics. The characters, such as they are, are stock character with nary a whiff of personality. But for all that it is fun.
It is fun because it leans into being horror movie schlock and doesn't get bogged down with unnecessary filler. The film movies from one horror set piece to another with barely any down time. The acting by the children-critically given the plot-is effective and not the normal annoying children acting you get in films.
I am not the biggest fan of this series of films-most of them are quite stupid and graceless-but this one was a slice of horror cheese that I found tasty.
It is fun because it leans into being horror movie schlock and doesn't get bogged down with unnecessary filler. The film movies from one horror set piece to another with barely any down time. The acting by the children-critically given the plot-is effective and not the normal annoying children acting you get in films.
I am not the biggest fan of this series of films-most of them are quite stupid and graceless-but this one was a slice of horror cheese that I found tasty.