Crazy Old Lady

2025 [SPANISH]

Action / Horror / Thriller

2
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80%
IMDb Rating 5.4/10 10 529 529

Director

Martín Mauregui Photo
Martín Mauregui

Top cast

Daniel Hendler Photo
Daniel Hendler as Pedro
Carmen Maura Photo
Carmen Maura as Alicia
Johanna Chiefo Photo
Johanna Chiefo as Fernanda enfermera
Valentina Bordeau Photo
Valentina Bordeau as Mujer laguna 5
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868.34 MB
1280*534
Spanish 2.0
NR
Subtitles es  us  ca  eu  gl  
24 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 9
1.74 GB
1920*800
Spanish 5.1
NR
Subtitles es  us  ca  eu  gl  
24 fps
1 hr 34 min
Seeds 30

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by FilmNotesByDen 5 / 10

" Hostage of Hospitality"

For me, the film had exactly one real anchor: Carmen Maura. She is the reason Crazy Old Lady works at all at least in parts. Her performance is controlled, uncomfortable, never over the top. You believe her every second. Without her, the film would have completely fallen apart for me.Everything around her, unfortunately, barely grabbed me. The film tries to build tension but never really gets there. There are light Misery vibes, that sense of being trapped in a situation with no way out but it stays an idea rather than becoming an experience. The escalation is predictable, the direction clear very early on. Instead of tightening, you find yourself waiting for the film to arrive where you already know it's going.I was never genuinely surprised. Too many moments feel familiar, too safe, too easy to anticipate. Because of that, no real tension builds. You watch, but you remain at a distance.Which is a shame. With a sharper focus and this lead performance, there could have been much more here. As it stands, Carmen Maura carries the film almost on her own, while everything else remains too thin to leave a lasting impression.In the end, it's a film with one strong performance at its center and very little around it that truly sticks.
Reviewed by pedroquintaoo 7 / 10

90 Minutes of Pure Tension

I watched Vieja Loca almost by accident. I vaguely remembered its trailer playing before a screening of The Strangers: Chapter 2 while I was in Spain, and I assumed it would be a dark comedy with some horror elements. Since I'm currently focused on studying Spanish, it felt like an easy, low-expectation choice. I couldn't have been more wrong about the tone.This is a far darker film than it initially suggests. There's barely any comedy here. What replaces it is relentless, uncomfortable tension that never really allows the viewer to relax. The premise is simple and disturbing: Pedro is kidnapped and tortured by his elderly ex-mother-in-law, who suffers from Alzheimer's and believes he is César, the great love of her youth. Carmen Maura is genuinely chilling. Her character isn't just confused or fragile; she's deeply unwell and capable of emotional and physical cruelty that becomes hard to watch, especially in one particularly brutal moment near the end.What surprised me most was how invested I became. The film feels like a strange hybrid of Misery and Split. It relies on familiar genre mechanics: near escapes, plans that almost work before collapsing at the last second. But they're effective. They build anxiety, create empathy, and make you desperately want Pedro to survive. The torture is as psychological as it is physical, which makes the experience even heavier.The film also introduces the villain's daughter and granddaughter, who appear intermittently while travelling. For a while, it feels like the third act will dive deeper into the past, revealing who César really was and how he traumatised her. Unfortunately, that never happens. The final act is tense but rushed, leading to an unsatisfying and inconclusive ending. It feels like the last few pages of the script were written in a hurry, wasting much of the strong build-up.On a technical level, the film impressed me. The sound design, especially the constant presence of rain, is immersive and oppressive, and the cinematography holds its own against many big-studio horror thrillers.In the end, Vieja Loca comes very close to being a small reference point in European psychological horror. A weak ending holds it back, but it's still well worth watching for anyone looking for 90 minutes of tension, discomfort, and a haunting performance by Carmen Maura.
Reviewed by kosmasp 6 / 10

Remember ... my name

Definitely not too old for that ... no pun(s) intended! The main character in this is played by a very well known Spanish actress - in Spain that is. You may also know her, depending on what movies you ... consume.This starts off quite strong to say the least. And the camera work is as fantastic as the actors work ... unfortunately the movie can not decide ... going way over the top or staying low. Things are being hinted at (basement) that are only partially explored (again no pun intended) ... and the ending is ... well I reckon some will love it, but it is weird in not a good (or bad for that matter) way ... shame there is quite a lot of potential here.
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