A young actress named Nagisa (Yuka) gets a role in a horror film. It's based on a real incident where 11 people were killed. She starts having hallucinations and dreams about the killings and the place they took place at...but she's never been there. Things escalate leading to a tragic conclusion.
I usually hate Asian horror films. They seem to be full of white faced ghost kids with big eyes jumping out at you. This was an exception. It DOES have dead kids (an uncomfortable image that they show far too much) but there's also a mystery involved with the killings. It's slowly unravelled and all comes together at the end. It's held together by good acting, great directing and a spooky soundtrack filled with unpleasant sounds and music. Unfortunately this is far from perfect. The plot has a few (minor) loopholes and it moves far too slow. There was this tendency to show the same scenes multiple times--it gets tedious fast. Still it does work on you and the ending did chill me. Recommended. I give it a 7.
I usually hate Asian horror films. They seem to be full of white faced ghost kids with big eyes jumping out at you. This was an exception. It DOES have dead kids (an uncomfortable image that they show far too much) but there's also a mystery involved with the killings. It's slowly unravelled and all comes together at the end. It's held together by good acting, great directing and a spooky soundtrack filled with unpleasant sounds and music. Unfortunately this is far from perfect. The plot has a few (minor) loopholes and it moves far too slow. There was this tendency to show the same scenes multiple times--it gets tedious fast. Still it does work on you and the ending did chill me. Recommended. I give it a 7.