KM 31: Kilometer 31 (2006)

Better Late Then Never

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Whenever a horror movie proclaims itself to be based on a true story, alarm bells start ringing. This movie proves to be no exception.Quick rundown of the plot: a woman gets hit by a truck on KM31, goes in to a coma. Her twin sister (they mention the fact they're identical twin sisters at least once every ten minutes) gets psychic powers from somewhere; a little kid ghost turns up, there's some nonsense in the forest and everyone dies. It's something like that. The plot is incomprehensible and constantly contradicts itself. Not helping is the fact the main actors Iliana Fox (playing both twins, both of whom appear to be a coma), Adria Collado (who looks like he SHOULD be able to act) and Raul Mendez (who also appears to be in a coma) have trouble expressing to the audience exactly what the f*ck is going on at any stage or, more importantly, why we should care. We are given literally no information on the four characters other than their first names and the fact that they're all dating one another - who is dating whom is an afterthought.An unnecessarily and unrealistically confrontational cop is thrown in to the mix for no other reason than to try and tidy up the plot, but he fails miserably adding yet another unwanted and contradictory subplot. The whole thing ends up in an unintentionally unresolved mess with the audience at a complete loss as to what we have been watching for the past two hours, or indeed, why.The MAIN failing in this movie, however, are the ghosts themselves. The audience is given no reason to fear them other than the fact they ARE ghosts. Of the five ghosts that appear in the movie, one is an idiot, two are passive to the point of uselessness and two simply could not be more helpful if they tried. It is a lazy tool of screenwriters to just stick a monster in their movie and expect the audience to be scared of them. There has to be a reason for us to be scared. Patrick Swayze was a ghost in that movie (can't remember it's name) as was Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense. Ghosts aren't necessarily scary - the writer must give us a reason to be scared of them. There are a few decent shots in this movie which do nothing other than highlight how bad the rest of it is. It's boring, confusing, badly acted and badly directed. The ending is ultimately unsatisfying and the fact that it appears to have spawned a sequel - out in 2014 (maybe) - is beyond baffling. Give this one a miss.

I don't think you're right. I mean, KM31 is not the best horror film or Mexican movie ever, I know... but it's not the worst. You have to consider the special effects made by Mexicans and there's a huge advance.I think the final sucks but the rest of the film doesn't. It's good, interesting, good acting, photography and stuff.Another Mexican suspense film is "Sobrenatural" starring Susana Zabaleta. The actress is excellent but they don't use special effects because of the money and the talent. Now Mexico is growing up with its new movies and KM31 was a good try.Good luck.

Cons first. Old lady (Luisa Huerta) was not at her best. Iliana Fox could have performed a little bit better. There's a part in the movie when everything could become a little confuse, too much information and so few time to process, this can make the viewer lost a scary moment.Pros. Good characters, there are not nude scenes, lap/exotic dancers, nor unnecessary characters (common resource in bad Mexican movies - aka 'churros'). Some scary tales are merged into one story giving sense to the plot. Although this cold be annoying for some people we must remember the folk is full of a long list of tales which could have a lot in common. The tale of the green little man from the north may be similar to the tale of the blue little man from the south an so forth.I suggest you to see this movie and give it your own rating. It is worth seeing, just ask the people (the whole of them) who jump from the seat two or three times in the movie. Bad movies don't make you scream, so give it a chance and discover if this can. So go and see it.

An intriguing ghost story that keeps you at the edge of your seat.Good direction, the story flows at a very good pace, descent dialogues, very good acting and character development and excellent special effects that compliment the story without feeling overloaded. Tell me, how can this be considered a bad movie?? Sure, it has elements that cannot be consider original, SO WHAT?? as long as they make a good whole (and they certainly do).Predictable?? I had no idea where it was going and was surprised a few times, and the end is very good. Solid ghost story that may not give you nightmares but certainly deserves the ticket price. It has been already a box-office hit in Mexico and there is a reason for that.In my opinion and outstanding achievement by director/writer Rigoberto Castañeda.