Rosario

The movie couldve been really good but the 1st and major issue is its dark, like pitch dark. I have no idea why filmmakers continue to use this annoying tactic. Its creepier if you can see the stuff not just lightly outlined shapes in dim lighting. Seems like every cheap basic horror trick was used for the movie instead of really digging into this occult practice which is both fascinating and very frightening. I saw it because i had very dark experiences with this type of religion due to an ex i dated. I know its real and i also know the power of suggestion. I feel like all they tried doing is throw a bunch of latina girl boss empowerment at the spooky religion and called it a day. Its too bad they wasted a great opportunity.

For audiences looking for a fresh take on the possession subgenre, Felipe Vargas's "Rosario" might not fully deliver. The film, starring Emeraude Toubia as the titular Wall Street stockbroker, delves into a culturally rich backdrop as Rosario uncovers her family's dark secrets after her grandmother's death. While the premise offers intriguing possibilities with its focus on generational rituals and occult artifacts, the execution often leaves something to be desired.

Much of the film's horror relies on scenes shrouded in darkness, which, while sometimes effective in creating atmosphere, can also obscure details and limit the visual impact of its supernatural occurrences. "Rosario" treads familiar ground within the possession narrative, and while it doesn't necessarily detract from the story, it also doesn't introduce much that feels new or groundbreaking.

Ultimately, "Rosario" is a watchable film, but it's unlikely to leave a lasting impression. It's the kind of movie you might enjoy once, but it's quickly forgotten amidst the vast landscape of horror offerings.

The premise of this could have turned into something really cool and mildly terrifying if they had done it properly. But they did not. I wish that I had not chosen to forgo a couple hours of reading a really good book that I'm in to go watch this because it was a waste of time. The character was not appropriately scared for anything that was going on in this movie. She didn't even scream when gross rotting demons were in her face. She kept touching a dead body and desecrating a corpse. Like.. it was just bad. There could have been so much potential for some good jumpscares, for some really intense scenes with these rotting corpse demon things. There was no intensity in the music, there was no intensity in the acting, and the storyline just didn't make sense most of the time. She finds this back room where her grandmother is practicing some voodoo witchcraft stuff and she has no idea what's going on. She googles it and suddenly she knows how to break whatever curse she thinks she has and she's upstairs doing these incantations and voodoo stuff and reading out of a book that's in Spanish when she doesn't even know spanish. It was just a hot mess from start to finish. She keeps talking to her grandmother's corpse like her grandmother is alive and they're having a snarky chat. It was just so odd. I think the one bright spot in the movie was Joe. I can't remember the actor's name off the top of my head, he was in Late Night With the Devil. But he did a good job with what he was given. Would not recommend going to see this in the theater, maybe streaming, but even then that would be a stretch.

The introduction of the film was relatively good. The story was good and told about different sects and their magic But the script was too limited. I didn't see any startling horror. The lighting was poor, but the special effects weren't bad. The main actress carried the burden of the entire film. The scene inside the subway was interesting to me, and one or two other scenes. The director had a good courage in producing the film, but as I said, the script was weak.

The writing was pretty bad. My favorite part was when she had to look up the religion and she said" cauldron, sticks, skulls" into Google( after searching witches, and the occult or some crap) and the first thing she tapped on was this one religion. It was just all around super corny. And not like good Evil Dead Corny, like not well made corny. . The premise was pretty cool and would have been rad if it had a different set of writers, and maybe a different director. And also different actress. I got total Jennifer Lopez vibes with the acting. Which as we all know, she's a horrible actress. I can say it was fun making fun of it with my husband so we didn't leave halfway through although we thought about it.