Curse of the Weeping Woman: J-ok'el

2007 "Do you hear the whisper?"
3.2| 1h27m| en
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An unworldly and closed-minded American travels to a small village in exotic Chiapas, Mexico; at the behest of his estranged mother when his half-sister disappears during a local epidemic of kidnappings attributed to the legendary J-ok'el, the weeping woman, who drowned her own babies, centuries ago and whose spirit has returned to claim more children as her own.

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Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.
Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.
TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
Caryl It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.
Michael Ledo George (Tom Parker) shows up in a Mexican village to look for his missing sister who he barely knows. Mom (Dee Wallace) is distant and tells him to leave. Children all over town are disappearing and people suspect a ghost/demon J-ok'el, a legendary woman who drowned her own children.George is determined to find his sister. The film was made for TV lame quality. Very boring. Keep the FF button handy.Guide: F-bomb. No sex or nudity.
Leofwine_draca CURSE OF THE WEEPING WOMAN: J-OK'EL is a dreadful indie horror flick from Mexico. The only cast member you'll recognise is a cameoing Dee Wallace. The story once again chronicles the sinister legend of La Llorona, a subject matter that has been doing the business for at least 60 years in south of the border cinema, but it plays out in the most boring way imaginable here. This road movie is all chat, no horror, featuring non-actors discussing local legends instead of any attempt to show them. The director does nothing more than waste the time of his viewers.
Roger In this tedious film, which can hardly be called a thriller, an American visits a small town in Chiapas, Mexico to search for his missing asthmatic half-sister. (Incidentally, pace the plot summary on this page, he *doesn't* go there at his mother's behest; even the trailer makes this clear.) There he learns that her disappearance is part of a rash of kidnappings of young children and wanders the town interacting with the locals in inane ways. Legend suggests that the kidnappings are the supernatural doings of a spirit. The plot twist at the film's climax is silly but can hardly be called disappointing, since by the time it comes around the viewer neither cares much about the characters nor expects anything better. The film has quite a few loose ends but I doubt anyone will puzzle about them for long.
Francisco Eguiza I've been eager to write a review on this site for a while, I even registered a while ago but never wrote anything...but damn! I have to warn you all about this movie.It's a hellish idiocy fest, the last time I saw a movie with flawed illumination I was like 10 and it was a black & white film. Anyway, the film is about "la llorona" a woman who killed her kids and then drowned herself in the river...the actual legend is really scary, but this movie just makes you laugh with the plot-holes, the bad acting and the general scheme of the movie.I gave it two starts because the American guy knows how to act and how to convince the public, the rest of the film is just utter garbage ready to receive the vomit of the masses.A huge stinker if you ask me!!