Geoul sokeuro (2003)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.5/10   

Réalisateur:

Sung-ho Kim

Scénariste:

Sung-ho Kim (writer)

Release Date:

14 août 2003 (South Korea)

Genre:

Horror

Accroche:

In the deep night, if you live alone, don't look in the mirror!

Plot:

An ex-cop now working as a security guard in a shopping mall tries to uncover the secret behind a series of mysterious deaths linked to mirrors

Plot Keywords:

Death | Murder | Mirror | Department Store | Security Guard

Awards:

1 win

Avis des utilisateurs:

Interesting at points, but leaves one feeling unsatisfied...

Ensemble

Ji-tae Yu	...	Woo Yeong-min
Myeong-min Kim	...	Heo Hyeon-su
Hye-na Kim	...	Lee Ji-hyeon / Lee Jeong-hyeon
Ju-bong Gi	...	Jeong Il-seong
Myoeng-su Kim	...	Choi Sang-gi
Young-jin Lee	...	Choi Mi-jeong
Eun-pyo Jeong	...	Kim, Il-hwan

Réalisé par
Sung-ho Kim

Scénaristes (in alphabetical order)
Sung-ho Kim		writer

Produit par
Eun-young Kim	....	producer

Musique originale
Il Won

Image
Han-cheol Jeong

Montage
Sun-min Kim

Production Companies

• Key Plus Pictures

Distributors

• Tartan Video (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• Tartan (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (Sweden)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2004) (Germany) (DVD)

Autre(s) titre(s):

Into the Mirror (International: English title)

Durée:

South Korea:113 min

Pays:

South Korea

Langue:

Coréen

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Classification:

Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (edited version) | Hong Kong:IIB | Argentina:13 | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Singapore:PG (edited version) | South Korea:15 | UK:15

Company:

Key Plus Pictures

Movie Connections:

Remade as Mirrors (2008)

Interesting at points, but leaves one feeling unsatisfied...

"Into the Mirror" has an interesting and unique premise, a good story, and a few decently creepy scenes. And even though it sounds promising, you can't help but feel as if there's something missing. The first ten minutes has all the atmosphere, all the suspense, and the shock factor to make the rest of the film great. But the atmosphere, the sense of dread and suspense strangely disappears after then, and never really comes back. From then on, it sets up the mystery, and until the last twenty-five minutes, things are dull and uninvolving.

Despite the apparent terror factor that's missing, I do have to say that the film itself is well-made and has high-quality production values. The photography and imagery is nice, the Ho-sung Kim's direction is stylish and artsy, the acting is really good (with a very welcomed performance by Ji-tae Yu, as seen in "Gawi" and "Oldboy"), and the visual effects are impressive.

So, I know a lot of people love this movie, but I personally think this is, well.. a wasted opportunity. There's some interesting things here, but "Into the Mirror" left me disappointed.

My rating: 5.5/10.