Cursed in Baja – FrightFest 2024 Movie Review
Director: Jeff Daniel Phillips
Writer: Jeff Daniel Phillips (Screenplay)
Cast
- Barbara Crampton (Re-Animator)
- Michael Shamus Wiles (Fight Club)
- Jeff Daniel Phillips (Westworld)
- Constance Forslund (Village of the Damned)
- Jessica Makinson (South Park)
Plot: Pirelli, an ex-lawman, travels to Mexico searching for the heir to a Los Angeles fortune, while confronting his own complicated past. But what he finds in Baja challenges him to the core.
Runtime: 1 Hour 20 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Cursed in Baja starts when Pirelli (Phillips) is asked to look at an old case. He travels to Mexico to try and figure out what happened to the grandson of a dying millionaire. However, he isn’t the first person to investigate the case and certain things are not adding up.
As Pirelli dives deeper into the mystery, he discovers something far more disturbing. It takes him through a series of strange events, which lead to him needing to make a decision regarding his past.
Verdict on Cursed in Baja
Cursed in Baja is a horror mystery following a private investigator hired to finish a job he never completed. It means travelling back into his past in search of a missing person. However, what he discovers puts everyone involved life in danger.
This movie takes us down a path of a private investigator searching for a missing person. It takes them to an unusual area, with a story that doesn’t feel safe. While he knows this, the money and unanswered questions from his last case drive him to investigate. This gives us an interesting mystery without being as intense as others. It can keep us guessing and has a few interesting turns of events throughout the mystery.
Final Thoughts – Cursed in Baja takes us on an interesting mystery.
