Rosario (2025)

I'm pretty confused here because I am seeing that it's rated R and that has to be a mistake. So I checked IMdB and, it's rated R there too. Then I checked Googleplay and it's rated R there too.

Now, I'll be honest, I didn't count the curse words in it, but it felt like one of those crap horror movies that try to make it PG to fill more seats and all they get is, well, crap.

They did a pretty good job of keeping the monster in the shadows like they are supposed to, leaving it up to my imagination, but they also did a pretty good job of muting the horror... and the plot.

And as far as the plot goes, I would say it didn't make sense, but I also literally started doing paperwork from home to keep me entertained.

Rosario is a supernatural horror film that ultimately feels like a collection of missed opportunities. The story follows a high-powered Wall Street stockbroker who returns to her grandmother’s dilapidated apartment after her death, only to find herself trapped during a blizzard with a corpse and a hidden room full of occult artifacts. While the setup has potential for a claustrophobic, high-stakes thriller, the execution is unfortunately boring and fails to deliver any genuine scares.

The film relies heavily on tired genre clichés, from predictable jump scares to loud musical stings that feel more desperate than frightening. Even the presence of the talented David Dastmalchian can't save the experience; he is completely underutilized in a quirky side role that feels disconnected from the main plot. Emeraude Toubia also struggles to bring the necessary energy to the lead role, delivering a performance that feels flat and unconvincing as her character transitions far too easily from a skeptic to an expert in ancient magic.

Visually, the movie does a decent job with its grimy production design and practical body horror effects—including some skin-crawling scenes with maggots and rotting remains—but these gross-out moments can't compensate for a weak script and uneven pacing. It plays it far too safe with its "familial curse" theme, resulting in a 4/10 watch that feels like an inoffensive but entirely forgettable background stream.