I have to admit that I was actually harboring some expectations to this 2018 Argentinean horror movie titled "Luciferina", given the movie's cover, title and synopsis. Sure, I had never heard about "Luciferina" prior to getting to sit down to watch it, so I didn't know what I was in for here.
Writer and director Gonzalo Calzada managed to deliver a watchable horror movie. However, the script was rather generic and didn't really offer anything that haven't already been seen in other similar horror movies, or actually done better than it was done in "Luciferina", so you're not in for an outstanding horror experience here.
The acting performances in the movie were fair enough. I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list, but then again I am not overly familiar with the Argentinean cinema. However, there weren't any performances that made me stop and take notice, and I assume it was because of the generic material that they had to work with.
Visually then "Luciferina" was okay. Again, nothing outstanding to be experienced here.
Ultimately, then "Luciferina" was a watchable horror movie, albeit a rather generic one. And it is the type of movie that you will watch once, then shelf it and forget about, only never to return to it a second time.
My rating of "Luciferina" lands on a four out of ten stars.
Writer and director Gonzalo Calzada managed to deliver a watchable horror movie. However, the script was rather generic and didn't really offer anything that haven't already been seen in other similar horror movies, or actually done better than it was done in "Luciferina", so you're not in for an outstanding horror experience here.
The acting performances in the movie were fair enough. I wasn't familiar with a single actor or actress on the cast list, but then again I am not overly familiar with the Argentinean cinema. However, there weren't any performances that made me stop and take notice, and I assume it was because of the generic material that they had to work with.
Visually then "Luciferina" was okay. Again, nothing outstanding to be experienced here.
Ultimately, then "Luciferina" was a watchable horror movie, albeit a rather generic one. And it is the type of movie that you will watch once, then shelf it and forget about, only never to return to it a second time.
My rating of "Luciferina" lands on a four out of ten stars.