CURSE OF THE MAYA

Dr. Jeffrey and his young companion Reneè move into a house purchased online, located in a desolate area. From the very first day, Reneè begins to have strange visions that reveal to her what happened to the previous owners of the house: the old residents, a family of descendants of the Maya civilization, were massacred with rifle shots by a mysterious killer. Strange events soon begin to occur, an eerie pink sun appears in the sky, and the deceased Maya return to life. “Curse of the Maya” is a wretched little film distributed solely for the home video market. The first thing that catches the viewer's eye is the great economic poverty that surrounds the production of this film: non-existent sets, consisting of desolate natural landscapes certainly unsuitable for setting a horror movie; terrible actors, disadvantaged by equally terrible Italian dubbing; poor special effects, and homemade makeup. However, a good dose of splatter effects is appreciated, which, although not perfectly executed, are still pleasant. Unfortunately, an insufficiency must also be given to the poor photography, annoyingly too dark, and for the frequent inconsistencies and naivety at the script and production level (how not to mention the sequence in which it is night but from inside the house, from the light filtering through the windows, it seems daytime!). The direction of David Heavener (also an actor in the role of the worker in the wind power plant) is entirely anonymous, and the entire film lacks rhythm, becoming repetitive and boring at times, even in the final climax with the attack of the undead. However, despite the pedestrian result, partly attributable to the non-existent budget, the film was certainly made seriously, and one can see behind its production an effort from the entire team; however, good intentions alone will not compensate the viewer for the money spent on renting and the time wasted watching yet another poor direct-to-video product.