Completed
Senpai
14 people found this review helpful
Feb 8, 2019
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0
Overall, "Door Lock" did its job in every context, from script to cinematography just like intended, and it scared me and amused me enough when I watched with my dad and a few other audiences during this Sunday morning. After my father and I left the screening room, we talked a little about the film and agreed that this often reflects the harsh reality of many South Korean women out there. If they see the movie, they will probably see it from their heroine, and they may be much more afraid of me because of it.
Was this review helpful to you?
Completed
Mae94
11 people found this review helpful
Jan 18, 2019
Completed 1
Overall 7.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
I don't want to say too much because I wanted to make this review a spoiler free one so I will keep it short.

First I think this movie is a remake (or at least they took some things from it) of a spanish movie Sleep Tight which is btw a great movie and if you are into psychological thrillers you should definitely watch it.
Okay so the plot was good and I loved Gong Hyo Jin she made me paranoid a few times, and every time she was scared she made me nervous too. She was not the strong female lead, but I personally don't mind and I know that a lot of people would probably do the same in her situation. But still If you don't feel safe in your house why would you stay there? I didn't understand that part because she had a good friend and she could have gone to her friends place for a while. On the other hand I liked that she called the police all the freaking time. Other actors did a good job as well and I liked her friend she was awesome.
This movie is a little scary, but not that much like you can get startled sometimes but I don't think this should have a horror tag it's more a mystery thriller to me. I didn't like the fact that the screenwriter did not explain why the killer did what he did and we learned almost nothing about him but maybe because the subs were bad I missed some things Idk.

All in all if you want to watch a decent movie you should watch this one and even though it was predictable to me (because I watched the spanish version) I still enjoyed it.
P.s. If you can't handle the bad subs you probably should wait a little bit longer to watch.

Read More

Was this review helpful to you?
Completed
peace_till_sunset
3 people found this review helpful
May 4, 2020
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 6.5
Not every movie has to be revolutionary. What really matters is how well it's done!

PROS:
+ Outstanding use of lights/shadows and darkness in the cinematography - Impressive camera shots, paired with a good, ambient score give the film a mature and classy feel
+ Interesting story with a protagonist that conveys empathy for the involved situations
+ The setting for most of the film is very well done, giving it a haunted and desolate feeling of helplessness

CONS:
- A couple of cliché character archetypes are present, but they work fine nonetheless
- At one point, the plot beings to add layers, but it felt as if it were missing some details

This movie reminded me a lot of another called Blind. There weren't as many surprises, but the movie was well done and is a strong thriller that succeeds in being unsettling. I definitely would recommend it!

Read More

Was this review helpful to you?
Completed
Softsoft_girl
2 people found this review helpful
Sep 8, 2021
Completed 0
Overall 6.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
This review may contain spoilers

Script is PRETTY DULL

Ur home should actually b a sanctuary in which u can feel safe. So, wat would b more fitting 4 a horror thriller dan 2 have a stranger break into your four walls.

Dis movie is based on Jaume Balagueró’s Spanish film Sleep Tight, which told the story of a concierge at an apartment complex who is so miserable in his own life that he tries to find pleasure in destroying the lives of the tenants he’s supposed to help.

VERDICT _ AN AVERAGE FILM -- Wen the scriptwriter tries to pass somebody else off as the culprit, it's abundantly clear to us that he just wants to set the audience on the wrong track. While the police aren't much use at the beginning, at least, they are not completely clueless and manage to contribute their share at the end.

Read More

Was this review helpful to you?
Completed
Kate
2 people found this review helpful
Feb 22, 2020
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
When I was younger, I found supernatural stories extremely scary. Now, as I grew older, home intrusion is far more terrifying for me; it's realistic.

The movie drops us into the plot from both the introduction scene and the first scene with our female lead. We have no time to adjust to the creepiness of it. The anxious feeling increases with every scene shot in that small apartment, making the viewer feel paranoid and claustrophobic.

Kyung Min is not exactly the smartest character ever. She makes many mistakes and jumps to conclusions too fast, but wouldn't that make her more relatable and realistic? That said, the lack of either fight or flight response in some scenes was quite frustrating to watch.

My biggest complain character wise: how lazy and dumb the detective was. The conclusions he came up with made no sense taking into consideration circumstances.

Plot wise, there were few moments that surprised me, small twists I did not see coming. I kept questioning and guessing who the mysterious man is, and always failed with my predictions, every character fitted the creep quite well.

Overall, it was quite an enjoyable movie. The pacing was good, though some work related scenes were not necessary since they did not bring anything new either character or plot wise. Adding some more sequences of the man "intruding" would be better, since these were the most atmospheric and well shot.

Read More

Was this review helpful to you?
Completed
ticia
2 people found this review helpful
Mar 7, 2022
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 8.0
Suspense, ação e bastante susto. Pelo menos foi o que eu senti assistindo esse filme.

Na minha visão enquanto assistia, já dava para perceber tudo, quem era quem e tal. Mas assistir todo o suspense, foi surpreendente.

É até um pouco assustador sendo sincera. Até tive uns jumps-scares enquanto assistia, mas nada muito pesado.

Tenho que dizer que a performance dos atores foi incrível, como sempre a Gong Hyo Jin entregando tudo. E todos os outros com certeza foram incríveis (não irei dar nomes para não ser uma review com spoiler), mas principalmente o tal, foi o primeiro trabalho que vejo dele e com certeza irei acompanhar.

Pelo o que li nos comentários, existem casos reais de pessoas que invadem a casa das outras desse jeito. Misericórdia, me tremo toda de medo.

Super recomendo esse filme, bem direcionado e editado e com bastante suspense do jeito bom.

Read More

Was this review helpful to you?
Completed
Ninja26
0 people found this review helpful
Dec 21, 2021
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
This review may contain spoilers

Stalking ze smaczkiem

Niewinna i niczego się nie spodziewająca się Kyung Min zostaję ofiarą psychopatycznego zboczeńca który niepostrzeżenie wkrada się do jej życia. Ot zarys fabularny.

Wrażenia?

Kolokwialnie zaczynając.. "dam se rękę uciąć' że pomysł na fabułę zaczerpnięty musiał być chociażby w 50% z prawdziwego zdarzenia. Jeśli czytasz sobie nudne kryminałki to "Door Lock" może cię troszkę orzeźwić. Nie ma tu dużo do myślenia, ale autentycznie czułam chwilami mdłości. Tym bardziej, że sam stalking jest wśród kobiecej części jest w dzisiejszych czasach niejednokrotnie obecny.... Nie żyję na szczęście w Azji (co wcale nie usprawiedliwia jakiegoś poczucia bezpieczeństwa bo psychopaci nie mają jednej narodowości) ALE częściej spotykałam się z takimi wybrykami kryminalnymi w jakichś historyjkach właśnie odnośnie tamtejszej części globu.
Niemniej jednak film robi wrażenie i trzyma niejednokrotnie w napięciu. Jak najbardziej na 'deser" polecam :]

Read More

Was this review helpful to you?
Door Lock (2018) poster

Details

Statistics

  • Score: 7.9 (scored by 3,574 users)
  • Ranked: #2708
  • Popularity: #2108
  • Watchers: 6,961

Top Contributors

18 edits
15 edits
13 edits
12 edits

Popular Lists

Related lists from users
Psychopaths & Serial killers
90 titles 323 loves 11
Onde assistir?
6453 titles 76 loves 2
GAMES
313 titles 27 loves

Recently Watched By