Willful young Jennifer Cassi travels to South America to claim the inheritance of her recently deceased twin sister Johanna's house. While there Jennifer must contend with her eccentric grandmother Mary Ellen Cassi, who has damned the family with an ancient curse. Jennifer immediately starts to suffer from scary visions of a sinister raven every time she goes to sleep.
Devorador de Sueños, Chronicle of the Raven, Havraní kronika, Jennifer's Shadow - Tödlicher Fluch, Devorador de sueños, Krokarjeve kronike
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Argentina+16
Germany16
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Argentina
Germany
USA
A moody, contemporary-gothic chiller that goes nowhere satisfyingly compelling, "Jennifer's Shadow" (aka "Chronicle of the Raven") consists of solid pieces that do not make much of a whole. The plot centers around a young woman who travels to Argentina to take over her recently deceased sister's house. A cantankerous grandmother, ravens that attack one's internal organs while one sleeps, and a purported curse get in the way of a smooth transition of home ownership.
The story moves in fits and stops, ultimately progressing at the speed of dull. While the locations are effective, and the film generates evocative atmosphere, "Jennifer's Shadow" is let down by the lackluster narrative. There is a certain old-fashioned, horror film charm to the entire affair, but it is superficial and burns off quickly as the film goes through it motions. "Jennifer's Shadow" is not a terrible effort overall, it simply lacks the pulse needed to make it interesting.
DAY 9 OF 31 DAYS OF LATIN AMERICAN HORROR IN OCTOBER.
Description:
Shaken by the recent, unexpected death of her twin sister, Jennifer travels to Buenos Aires to execute the will and claim her inheritance. There, she encounters her remarkably well-preserved grandmother, who might be hiding something.
Review;
I think the fact that this film was originally written as a Spanish film then later into English (probably to get produced) really doesn't do it any favors. I honestly feel it would have been better in the original Spanish language with Spanish actors. The other fault of this film is probably the fact that Daniel De La Vega and Pablo Pares (Pares also directed the god awful Plaga Zombie series) were…
Going into this movie, I had some high hopes for it. It sounded interesting and it has Fay Dunaway and Gina Philps in it. I'm not a big fan of Dunaway, but I do like Philps well enough and wish she was in more horror movies. The movie even starts off in an interesting way, but the overall story seems to be lacking some. It isn't really a bad film though. It has a bit of a gothic feel to it, which seems to suit it just fine. The dream sequences are a bit on the lame side and lack any kind of tension. That is what this film lacks in general actual, tension. Without it, the story doesn't work nearly as well.
