As a big fan of Asian cinema I was hoping for a lot from THE SADNESS, but it totally let me down. I get the pandemic storyline, I love the wall-to-wall gore effects and emphasis on practical mayhem, but other than that, this is an entirely hollow experience. The acting is wonky at best and the characterisation rings totally hollow. The attempts at social commentary are heavy handed at best. Worst of all is the gross-out humour, which takes things far too far and leads to this being mean-spirited and unappealing. What I was hoping for was something more like Korea's fine PROJECT WOLF HUNTING, which has the same level of bloodshed but also delivers a thrilling story at the same time. This, it's just gore for gore's sake.
Review of The Sadness
