Purely Joyful Movie!

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Great! I saw this modern-day Mexican horror film was on television in the middle of the night, so I made sure to set my video and record it. After all, I'm the guy who's a big fan of all those old '50s. When I sat down to watch it, I was utterly disappointed. Although this is a modern imagining of the classic Mexican Curse of the Crying Woman legend, it bears more resemblance to the kind of silly ghost stuff found in recent Hollywood horrors as well as a smattering of Japanese atmosphere and plot ingredients. Why not create a proper Mexican film with its own identity like they did back in the day, rather than rip-off very familiar stuff? The film begins well with a spooky atmosphere and sinister happenings on a rural stretch of road. Soon after, we're plunged into a convoluted mystery, drawing together family history, the ghost of a little boy, a crying woman, and an underground river. There are some engaging characters, like the obsessed police detective investigating the case, but the film's central actress Iliana Fox is absolutely horrible. She seems to think that wide-eyed posturing is a good way to show a character being scared, but I couldn't help but chuckling every time she pulled off this expression – it just looks so ludicrous. The two guys supporting here aren't bad, but they seem to be on the sidelines and not involved in the plot, although one of them takes part in the film's most effective scene as a ghostly hitchhiker.The mystery never comes close to being revealed and the parts are far greater than the sum. I had no idea what the dead mother sub-plot was all about and no attempt is made to tie together loose ends. It's all too much about a pair of twins we have no real interest in, so there's no sympathy, no empathy here. The little boy ghost is straight out of JU-ON: THE GRUDGE and way too familiar while the female ghost is animated thanks to some dodgy CGI at the climax, which only serves to take us out of the film even further. I could have forgiven these things had the plot not been so muddled, but alas, this is a misfire through and through.

After the death of their mother when they were children,twins Agata and Catalina develop a psychic skill allowing them to communicate over great distances.But Agata falls into a coma after an accident on kilometer 31 and Catalina experiences all her pain.Tormented by Agata's psychic screams for help,Catalina sets out to find what really happened to Agata and finds that her twin has fallen victim of the ancient and terrifying curse of La Llorona,the screaming woman.The main problem of "Km 31" is that the film is heavily americanized.Sure,it utilizes some old-school Mexican folklore tales as the back-story,but the filmmakers just don't do enough with it.The acting is solid,the film is beautifully made and some moments are mildly creepy,but horror fans expecting something gruesome should really give this one a pass.

Having seen some previous Mexican horror films, I have to say that I wasn't at all bored with this movie. I found it a excellent attempt for the horror genre. Really I don't understand why people have cataloged Km 31 as "dissapointment" with 1/10, even Mexican people!. I think that When something is made at home, you'd like to know what would think the people abroad. Don't be too hard with it, did you expect something outstanding?, come on guys!, if you see the genre "terror" in IMDb, most the horror films have no high grades, movies with huge investment, anyway, I think this movie is good, better than I expected and I recommend it.

An intriguing ghost story that keeps you at the edge of your seat.Good direction, the story flows at a very good pace, descent dialogues, very good acting and character development and excellent special effects that compliment the story without feeling overloaded. Tell me, how can this be considered a bad movie?? Sure, it has elements that cannot be consider original, SO WHAT?? as long as they make a good whole (and they certainly do).Predictable?? I had no idea where it was going and was surprised a few times, and the end is very good. Solid ghost story that may not give you nightmares but certainly deserves the ticket price. It has been already a box-office hit in Mexico and there is a reason for that.In my opinion and outstanding achievement by director/writer Rigoberto Castañeda.