i be really excite about this modern take because mexcian folk tale and especially la llorona story be a passion of mine . i have hear it be bad and i be willing to deal with bad effect or bad act etc for a sake of enjoy a new twist on my favorite scary story . however . i be so unbelievably disappointed in this film that i almost couldn not watch it and but i do and pray it would get good . it not scary . it terrible acting despite the main actor ( who be a terrific actor a see on dexter ) so i know it be simply the screenplay and not the actor themselves ( with the notable exception of the main detective awkward and laughable in a bad way partner who be just horrendous . all the woman do not do bad at all but maybe that be because all together there may have be about five line of dialogue write for all the female in this film combine . the bad part of the movie by far be the story . with such amaze folklore to work with i do not understand how it be even possible to make this movie as terrible a it be . i can scare my nephew with this story by tell it to them in the middle of the day in the car . i do not get how with such a large budget ( you can tell by the caliber of cinematography ) they could have make this story so frustratingly boring . i agree with the last review represent none of this story make sense and be ever explain . it trail along and leave off like a seven year old making it up at a camp fire and then end it abruptly when she realize everyone have stop listen . i also think that the way the scene be shoot with the white mami be indeed in horribly bad taste . come on biny and let see you choose good project in the future .