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more of an occult-psychological thriller than a supernatural whodunnit.
Because of the frequently noisy soundtrack, minimal dialogue and darkly organic visuals this is more of an occult thriller than a supernatural whodunnit. So, not my taste. 8 hours left me feeling rattled.
This is a decent watch if you like thrillers, the actors do a great job and the visuals are sometimes pretty and sometimes nightmarish, which I think was the point.
Because it is Kwak Dong Yeon, Roh Yoon Seo and Nam Joo Hyuk, the plot works emotionally but I think it couldnt have been done without them. I cant help feeling that this is a waste of that trio's talents, but given that I cant visualize what the masterpiece would be that would showcase them better, we just have to wait until somebody invents it.
Jang Young Nam is always great in supporting roles but this one was a really astonishing performance -- she plays an elderly woman who has some kind of a stroke while in the coils of a metaphorical snake, and then she plays the next few scenes with facial semi-paralysis that is startlingly convincing. All of her physical movement and expressions are spot-on. A minor delight.
ps. a random thought, but I adore the high tragedy of cdrama, the poison in every tea cup, the bodies piling up. This is not that, itskdrama, so it is much more claustrophobic, much more about dreams that almost dip into nightmares. On the cinematic level of psychological depiction this is quite a finely balanced piece.
This is a decent watch if you like thrillers, the actors do a great job and the visuals are sometimes pretty and sometimes nightmarish, which I think was the point.
Because it is Kwak Dong Yeon, Roh Yoon Seo and Nam Joo Hyuk, the plot works emotionally but I think it couldnt have been done without them. I cant help feeling that this is a waste of that trio's talents, but given that I cant visualize what the masterpiece would be that would showcase them better, we just have to wait until somebody invents it.
Jang Young Nam is always great in supporting roles but this one was a really astonishing performance -- she plays an elderly woman who has some kind of a stroke while in the coils of a metaphorical snake, and then she plays the next few scenes with facial semi-paralysis that is startlingly convincing. All of her physical movement and expressions are spot-on. A minor delight.
ps. a random thought, but I adore the high tragedy of cdrama, the poison in every tea cup, the bodies piling up. This is not that, itskdrama, so it is much more claustrophobic, much more about dreams that almost dip into nightmares. On the cinematic level of psychological depiction this is quite a finely balanced piece.
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