Me and Mexican cinema have not had the best history together, the best film I've seen entirely made by a Mexican studio was The Similars (2015) and that managed an astounding 3/10.
I don't know what it is, I don't come across many and when I do I tend to miss the point altogether.
Ladronas de Almas which translates to Soul Thieves tells the story of a group of outlaws disguised as rebels during the Mexican civil war. They descend upon the home of a man, his 3 daughters and man servant in search of lost royalist gold. During their search however they find more than they bargained for and the horror begins.
A stylish horror I appreciate everything they were trying to do here and much of it works. Sadly too much of it doesn't and it just doesn't come across very engaging. It's violent, it's gory and it looks great, sadly it just fails to be as interesting as you'd imagine.
Everyone involved in front of the camera does a decent enough job and I like the idea, I think they just dropped the ball more than a tad. On the flipside however this is at least now the best Mexican movie I've ever seen.
The Good:
Some nice ideas
Looks the part
The Bad:
Frustratingly unengaging
Wasted potential
I don't know what it is, I don't come across many and when I do I tend to miss the point altogether.
Ladronas de Almas which translates to Soul Thieves tells the story of a group of outlaws disguised as rebels during the Mexican civil war. They descend upon the home of a man, his 3 daughters and man servant in search of lost royalist gold. During their search however they find more than they bargained for and the horror begins.
A stylish horror I appreciate everything they were trying to do here and much of it works. Sadly too much of it doesn't and it just doesn't come across very engaging. It's violent, it's gory and it looks great, sadly it just fails to be as interesting as you'd imagine.
Everyone involved in front of the camera does a decent enough job and I like the idea, I think they just dropped the ball more than a tad. On the flipside however this is at least now the best Mexican movie I've ever seen.
The Good:
Some nice ideas
Looks the part
The Bad:
Frustratingly unengaging
Wasted potential
