Prequel to the 2017 film Veronica, this narrates the story of Sister Narcisa (the cool Sister Death from Veronica) as she battles her doubts with respect to the beliefs and the new responsibilities bestowed upon her. She reluctantly accepts the vows and starts taking class, but also gets spooked by the box she finds in her room. Box containing a picture of Sister Socorro, a pair of scissors and few letters along with a wooden chair and a half drawn hangman. Narcisa continues to experience supernatural presence and sets out to solve the mystery with one of her student Rosa. Things escalate which eventually preps her up to face the truth. What is the big reveal and how Sister Narcisa transforms forms rest of the story.
Narrated in chapters, the supernatural story set around a convent and nuns, is more of a generic horror film which gets elevated in the final act as the big reveal does work and the scenes that follow. For the build up, the character of Narcisa had and introducing her as the famous holy girl, the story revolves around Narcisa getting accustomed to life at the convent and experience the supernatural elements which keeps shaking her belief further while she remains clueless for 2/3rd of the film. This falls below the expectations and the scares too don't stand out. The mystery behind the supernatural events is somewhat kept intact through the scared Rosa's character as well.
It is in the final act where things escalate and the director gets full control of what he intends to narrate. The big reveal is simply that effective and the entire relation with the solar eclipses finally gets a better execution here, as Narcisa seeks her truth with the help of it. As a film, I would still prefer Veronica and this prequel doesn't really set the bar higher with this particular character rendering a lot of interest.
Narrated in chapters, the supernatural story set around a convent and nuns, is more of a generic horror film which gets elevated in the final act as the big reveal does work and the scenes that follow. For the build up, the character of Narcisa had and introducing her as the famous holy girl, the story revolves around Narcisa getting accustomed to life at the convent and experience the supernatural elements which keeps shaking her belief further while she remains clueless for 2/3rd of the film. This falls below the expectations and the scares too don't stand out. The mystery behind the supernatural events is somewhat kept intact through the scared Rosa's character as well.
It is in the final act where things escalate and the director gets full control of what he intends to narrate. The big reveal is simply that effective and the entire relation with the solar eclipses finally gets a better execution here, as Narcisa seeks her truth with the help of it. As a film, I would still prefer Veronica and this prequel doesn't really set the bar higher with this particular character rendering a lot of interest.