Filmed over six days, Terrence Williams’ The River: Legend Of La Llorona abandons the normal cheap gore effects of low budget horror in order to tell a dreamy, often effective, ghost story. While the budget limitations are always evident, he almost pulls it off until a cluttered climax (featuring some god-awful bluescreen effects) hurts what was up to that point an enjoyably creepy effort. The film (and its two sequels) deals with the Spanish legend of La Llorona or “The Weeping Woman” which is helpfully explained during the opening credits with the help of a few illustrations and narration. The
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